Papers by Rocío Hernández L.
Clitic le in structures like ándale, apúrale, échale has been described in terms of verbal intens... more Clitic le in structures like ándale, apúrale, échale has been described in terms of verbal intensifi cation (Torres, 2005), or as a process of grammaticalization (Company, 2004); nevertheless, no exhaustive analysis has been made, in which its grammatical contribution, ** precise meaning or true origin are detailed. The present article offers the reader a general description of the studies conducted on this particular phenomenon regarding linguistic change; it also includes the different points of view of researchers who have tried to explain it, and ends with a proposal of a semantic classifi cation of some of these structures, which are common in Mexican Spanish, as well as with a series of tests that will allow observing the syntactic behavior of such constructions.
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Papers by Rocío Hernández L.