Abstract
In Spanish, time adverbs show variability in their position with respect to the modified verb. This thesis investigates the effect of information packaging on the position of VP time-adverbs of frequency. Data were drawn from the Davies WEB Dialects Corpus. Two high-frequency verbs (dar and decir), as well as some of their less frequent near-synonyms (expresar, declarar, mencionar vis-à-vis decir, and ofrecer, entregar, and regalar vis-à-vis dar) were examined in relation to the adverbs siempre and nunca. The data show that when VP adverbs are part of sentence focus and do not have any special emphasis, they are found in the preverbal unmarked position. Adverbs in the marked positions receive more emphasis and are either part of the focus or are the new information being communicated.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; Spanish and Portuguese
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Geddes, Rebekah, "A Corpus Study of the Effects of Information Packaging on the Position of Siempre and Nunca in the Spanish Verb Phrase" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 10363.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/10363
Date Submitted
2024-04-25
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd13201
Keywords
information packaging, time adverbs, siempre, nunca
Language
english