Abstract
This paper focuses on resultative and progressive periphrases in Spanish: &lt;<em>estar</em> ‘to be’ + participle&gt; and &lt;<em>estar</em> ‘to be’ + gerund&gt;, respectively. These periphrases have been associated with several negated constructions. On the one hand, the negative particle <em>no</em> ‘not’ can precede the auxiliary verb (&lt;<em>no estar</em> ‘not to be’ + participle&gt; and &lt;<em>no estar</em> ‘not to be’ + gerund&gt;); on the other hand, we have the structure &lt;<em>estar sin</em> ‘to be without’ + infinitive&gt;. Contrary to what has been suggested in the literature, I will show that these negative constructions have a different interpretation and develop a semantic analysis of them. Furthermore, I will offer new evidence in favor of the existence of negative events.
Highlights
This paper focuses on the negation of two periphrases in Spanish: and .1 Later on, I will offer a formal analysis of the interpretation of these periphrases; at this point it is enough to mention that the former is a resultative construction while the latter is a progressive periphrasis
In other words, denies that the entity has the property denoted by the participle; affirms that the entity has a property
I have argued that when the particle no ‘not’ precedes the auxiliary verb, it denies the corresponding affirmative sentence. denies that the entity has the property denoted by the participle, which refers to the final state of an attributive path. denies that the entity has the property expressed by some of the intermediate states
Summary
This paper focuses on the negation of two periphrases in Spanish:
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