Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Ser and estar 1
4. Ser and estar and aspect
5. More than a copula 23
6. Ser, estar and two different modifiers 51
7. Sentences as predicates 85
8. Ser and estar beyond aspect
9. The inference of temporal persistence and the individual/stage level distinction 119
10. Location and the estar/ser alternation 147
11. What do Spanish copulas have in common with Tibetan evidentials? 173
12. On word order in Spanish copular sentences 203
13. The extension and loss of copulas
14. Origins and development of adjectival passives in Spanish 239
15. Eventive and stative passives and copula selection in Canadian and American Heritage Speaker Spanish 267
16. The development and use of the Spanish copula with adjectives by Korean-speaking learners 293
17. Index 325