Metaphor and Metonymy according to functionalist approach: the study of grammaticalization of the É QUE

There is a growing spoken and written use of the expression é que named " expletive " both in the Brazilian and European Portuguese. This paper reports the results of an empirical investigation of the emergence use of the expression é que. It aims at presenting the processes/mechanisms tha...

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Main Authors: João Bosco Figueiredo Gomes, Carla Daniele Saraiva Bertuleza
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul 2016-03-01
Series:Signo
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Online Access:https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/article/view/6105