Flavors of the progressive in the New Romania

the perfective progressive periphrasis in Brazilian Portuguese and Argentinian Spanish

Authors

  • Romina Trebisacce Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos
  • Victoria Ferrero Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • Renato Miguel Basso Universidade Federal de São Carlos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17851/2237-2083.29.3.2079-2115

Keywords:

verbal aspect, actionality, periphrasis, semantics, syntax

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the perfective progressive periphrasis (PPP) in Brazilian Portuguese (BrP) and Argentinian Spanish (AS) in a comparative way. Based on different linguistic tests, we make two statements regarding the PPP in comparison with the imperfective progressive periphrasis (IPP). Firstly, we claim that the PPP has a progressive and perfective meaning. Secondly, we claim that the PPP allows iterative readings when combined with telic events (i.e., achievements in BrP and AS and accomplishments just in AS). We propose a syntactic and semantic analysis which accounts for these observations in a compositional way: while the gerund form expresses a progressive meaning (present in both periphrases), the auxiliary on the PPP expresses a perfective meaning which allows the iterative readings observed in this periphrasis.

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Published

2024-10-06

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3 (2021): Revista de Estudos da Linguagem

Section

Número Atemático 29:3

How to Cite

Flavors of the progressive in the New Romania: the perfective progressive periphrasis in Brazilian Portuguese and Argentinian Spanish. Revista de Estudos da Linguagem, [S. l.], v. 29, n. 3, p. 2079–2115, 2024. DOI: 10.17851/2237-2083.29.3.2079-2115. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/relin/article/view/54466. Acesso em: 26 dec. 2024.