On the Historical Development of Deontic Expressions in Spanish
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Theresa McGarry, Dr. David Korfhagen
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Literature and Language
Short Abstract
Cross-linguistically, ideas such as obligation can be expressed diversely, and the forms of expression are subject to diachronic change. Historically, the Spanish phrase “haber que + infinitive” expressed necessity of action/obligation. Today, however, that usage has been replaced by “tener que + infinitive,” and "haber que" occurs only in participial phrases. This study traces this shift using the corpus of the Real Academia Espanola. It shows that the shift was gradual and suggests time periods for the overlapping phases
Category
Arts and Humanities
Start Date
24-4-2023 10:45 AM
End Date
24-4-2023 11:00 AM
Location
D.P. Culp Center Room 210
On the Historical Development of Deontic Expressions in Spanish
D.P. Culp Center Room 210
Cross-linguistically, ideas such as obligation can be expressed diversely, and the forms of expression are subject to diachronic change. Historically, the Spanish phrase “haber que + infinitive” expressed necessity of action/obligation. Today, however, that usage has been replaced by “tener que + infinitive,” and "haber que" occurs only in participial phrases. This study traces this shift using the corpus of the Real Academia Espanola. It shows that the shift was gradual and suggests time periods for the overlapping phases