To be or not to be an auxiliary verb. The case of Spanish <poner(se) a + infinitive>
This paper studies two Spanish constructions with the verb poner (‘to put’) and an infinitive. The first one, <ponerse a + infinitive>, has traditionally been considered an inchoative periphrasis; however, we will show that its grammaticalisation is only complete with inanimate or impersonal...
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Borealis: An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/borealis/article/view/4655 |