Autore
Serrano, María José

Titolo
Sociosituational distribution and meanings of (non)prototypical "si"-constructions in Spanish
Periodico
Lingue e linguaggio
Anno: 2025 - Volume: 48 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 323 - Pagina finale: 347

Constructions with "si" in Spanish are meaningful choices which pursue different communicative goals. These are studied as a prototype with contextual manifestations. Prototypical "si"-constructions are considered to be those that are structured under the protasis-apodosis schema, and that may or may not convey conditional and/or hypothetical meanings. The particle "si" functions as a space builder of assertiveness in both prototypical and non-prototypical constructions. All interpretations of "si"-constructions are dependent on the relationship established between the protasis and the apodosis and also on the meaning introduced by "si" and its combination with verbal tenses. The indicative present tense promotes the basic assertiveness meaning, interacting with "si" in most constructions. As a common feature, the present tense is almost categorical, which confirms the assertiveness cognitive domain that the conjunction "si" builds. Prototypical and non prototypical constructions create diverse pragmatic meanings and are unevenly distributed across different kinds of texts.



SICI: 1720-9331(2025)48:2<323:SDAMO(>2.0.ZU;2-6
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