Future reference in portuguese

The Case for a Volitive Periphrasis

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ID4803604
AuthorsBert Cappelle (0000-0002-4779-6259, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Mariana Gonçalves Da Costa, Lais Lima De Souza (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
Year2021
Volume23
Issue3
Pages74-87
Publication date2021-12-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Diadorim (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1980-2552 • E-ISSN: 2675-1216
PublisherPrograma de Pos-Graduacao em Letras Vernaculas - PPGLEV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.35520/diadorim.2021.v23n3a46378
OpenAlexW4364858574
LanguageEN
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The aim of this paper is to investigate the occurrences of [querer + verb in infinitive] in Portuguese and its implications in comparison to [ir + verb in infinitive], two constructions that express futurity. Based on the notion exposed by Bybee and Pagliuca (1987) that the concept of desire is one of the most common lexical sources of future markers, we propose that there is an association between volition and futurity made by speakers of Portuguese. The study draws on theoretical underpinnings of Usage Based-Linguistics and Construction Grammar to explore uses of [querer + verb in the infinitive] by Portuguese speakers as a construction that indicates future reference. We argue that this construction licenses multiple uses that can be activated by the speaker during the communicative situation. This paper contributes to research on verbal periphrasis and future reference from a Construction Grammar point of view

Brazilian Portuguese · Construction Grammar · European Portuguese · Grammar · Infinitive · Linguistics · Portuguese · Verb · Computer Science · Linguistics and Language Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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