Chapter 4. Intersubjectification and textual emphasis in the use of definite article + proper name in Spanish
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Miguel Calderón Campos
Abstract
This paper analyses the uses given to the structure [definite article + proper name] (e.g., el Juan ‘lit. the Juan’) in the history of Spanish (Calderón Campos, 2015). It employs the notions of “expressive value” of the definite article (Epstein, 1994, 2001) and of “intersubjectification” (Traugott & Dasher, 2002). At present this structure has a restricted colloquial use, with varying degrees of social perception and different pragmatic values depending on the communicative situation. However, in the past it was employed in learned texts with two possible values: (i) a discourse-pragmatic use with an anaphoric, non-judgemental value, equivalent to [‘the already mentioned’ + proper name]; and also a recognitial use, similar to the Latin ille Socrates ‘the well-known Socrates’.1
Abstract
This paper analyses the uses given to the structure [definite article + proper name] (e.g., el Juan ‘lit. the Juan’) in the history of Spanish (Calderón Campos, 2015). It employs the notions of “expressive value” of the definite article (Epstein, 1994, 2001) and of “intersubjectification” (Traugott & Dasher, 2002). At present this structure has a restricted colloquial use, with varying degrees of social perception and different pragmatic values depending on the communicative situation. However, in the past it was employed in learned texts with two possible values: (i) a discourse-pragmatic use with an anaphoric, non-judgemental value, equivalent to [‘the already mentioned’ + proper name]; and also a recognitial use, similar to the Latin ille Socrates ‘the well-known Socrates’.1
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. Some introductory reflections 1
- Chapter 2. Velar allomorphy in Ibero-Romance 13
- Chapter 3. The history of concatenative compounds in Spanish 47
- Chapter 4. Intersubjectification and textual emphasis in the use of definite article + proper name in Spanish 75
- Chapter 5. Stylistic fronting in Old Spanish texts 99
- Chapter 6. The dative experiencer of Spanish gustar 123
- Chapter 7. Postverbal subjects of unaccusative verbs in the history of Portuguese 149
- Chapter 8. On the position of overt subjects in infinitival clauses in Spanish and Portuguese 173
- Chapter 9. Allative to purposive grammaticalisation 195
- Chapter 10. Recurrent processes in the evolution of concessive subordinators in Spanish and Catalan 223
- Chapter 11. Si as a Q-particle in Old Spanish 249
- Chapter 12. Realmente , verdaderamente and ciertamente 275
- Chapter 13. Variation and the use of discourse markers in 16th-century Spanish 303
- Chapter 14. Studying Ibero-Romance before 1200 325
- Index 337
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. Some introductory reflections 1
- Chapter 2. Velar allomorphy in Ibero-Romance 13
- Chapter 3. The history of concatenative compounds in Spanish 47
- Chapter 4. Intersubjectification and textual emphasis in the use of definite article + proper name in Spanish 75
- Chapter 5. Stylistic fronting in Old Spanish texts 99
- Chapter 6. The dative experiencer of Spanish gustar 123
- Chapter 7. Postverbal subjects of unaccusative verbs in the history of Portuguese 149
- Chapter 8. On the position of overt subjects in infinitival clauses in Spanish and Portuguese 173
- Chapter 9. Allative to purposive grammaticalisation 195
- Chapter 10. Recurrent processes in the evolution of concessive subordinators in Spanish and Catalan 223
- Chapter 11. Si as a Q-particle in Old Spanish 249
- Chapter 12. Realmente , verdaderamente and ciertamente 275
- Chapter 13. Variation and the use of discourse markers in 16th-century Spanish 303
- Chapter 14. Studying Ibero-Romance before 1200 325
- Index 337
