Abstract
This paper presents a theoretical and empirical discussion about juxtaposed concessive clauses. It proposes an interpretation of distinct constructional patterns outside the prototypical scheme of finite and nonfinite concessive clauses. Based on a written language corpus, by means of the theoretical assumptions of the Usage-Based Functional Linguistics, it is assumed that concessive juxtaposed clauses have special characteristics that distinguish them from the prototypical concessive ones.
Highlights
The notions of cause, consequence, comparison, concession etc., are presented by the normative grammar as a subject that is closely linked to the so-called adverbial adjuncts, in the scope of the simple sentence, and/or to its corresponding subordinating adverbial clauses, in the scope of the compound sentence.On the other hand, several recent researches have proven that these semantic notions are not always strictly tied to adverbial structures
LUFT, 2000; CUNHA; CINTRA, 2001; BECHARA, 2003; KURY, 2003) as a subject that is closely linked to the so-called adverbial adjuncts, in the scope of the simple sentence, and/or to its corresponding subordinating adverbial clauses, in the scope of the compound sentence
Beyond the forms attested by the traditional syntax, the notion of concessivity can be conveyed by other means, including juxtaposition
Summary
The notions of cause, consequence, comparison, concession etc., are presented by the normative grammar (cf. LUFT, 2000; CUNHA; CINTRA, 2001; BECHARA, 2003; KURY, 2003) as a subject that is closely linked to the so-called adverbial adjuncts, in the scope of the simple sentence, and/or to its corresponding subordinating adverbial clauses, in the scope of the compound sentence. Several recent researches have proven that these semantic notions are not always strictly tied to adverbial structures Rather, they arise in other morphosyntactic arrangements, with various semantic-pragmatic peculiarities. They arise in other morphosyntactic arrangements, with various semantic-pragmatic peculiarities This article analyzes this matter by presenting how the notion of concessivity can be conveyed out of the prototypical scheme of subordinatingconnective and reduced adverbial clauses. Beyond the forms attested by the traditional syntax, the notion of concessivity can be conveyed by other means, including juxtaposition To achieve this goal, we will first make some considerations on how researchers have been approaching the connection forms of concessive clauses. We show the data analysis itself; this section is organized into subsections, each dedicated to a specific concessive pattern, followed by further considerations and references
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