The connective por causa que: grammaticalization and analysis of grammatical and semantic-discursive properties

This article aims to characterize the Portuguese locution "por causa que"(“because that”), from theoretical-methodological proposals based on the functional paradigm of Grammaticalization. Firstly, hypotheses on "por causa que"appearance and an analysis of its status of conjunct...

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Main Author: Fabrício da Silva Amorim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-02-01
Series:Filologia e Linguística Portuguesa
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/flp/article/view/76193