Binominal Quantifiers in Spanish: Conceptually-Driven Analogy in Diachrony and Synchrony
Binominal Quantifiers in Spanish: Conceptually-Driven Analogy in Diachrony and Synchrony By Katrien Dora Verveckken
2015 | 516 Pages | ISBN: 3110403714 | PDF | 3 MB
2015 | 516 Pages | ISBN: 3110403714 | PDF | 3 MB
This volume presents a cognitive-functional analysis of binominal quantifiers in Spanish. The leitmotiv underlying the case studies is the iconicity principle, i.e. the motivated, non-arbitrary nature of syntax. Conceptually-driven analogy is shown to be, diachronically, the triggering mechanism in the development of the construction and, synchronically, the guiding principle in its combinatorial pattern.