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Aspect and the categorization of states : the case of ser and estar in Spanish /

In this work, the Spanish copulae ser and estar are argued to be aspectual morphemes. Their binary opposition reflects the universal aspectual values ["Perfective], which are the same ones overtly expressed by the preterite and imperfect past tense forms in Spanish. It can therefore be shown th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roby, David Brian, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Español
Publicado: Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009.
Colección:Studies in language companion series ; v. 114.
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