In this paper we analyze the behavior of some temporal constructions in two varieties of
Spanish: those with the verb llevar 'to carry', used in the standard variety, and those with …

This article illustrates the lexical properties and syntactic behavior of certain Romance
temporal existential verbs. These kinds of verbs act as host verbs, the real predicate being a …

Este artículo explora la noción de predicado ligero, utilizada por la teoría gramatical para
discutir sobre fenómenos que pertenecen al ámbito de la semántica léxica. El trabajo tiene …

This paper examines the topic of retention in structural and semantic change. While much of
the literature on grammaticalization has focused on uncovering the remnants of semantic …

Introduction. From the earliest written attestations of French and an existential construction
with the verb'to have'followed by an of time can express either a durative or punctual …

In this paper we analyze the behavior of some temporal constructions in two varieties of
Spanish: those with the verb llevar 'to carry', which appear in the Standard variety, and those …

Las construcciones pasivas se caracterizan, frente a las activas, por las funciones
sintácticas que reciben los argumentos del verbo. En las construcciones activas como (1a) …