The semantic-syntactic evolution of superlative suffix -ísimo in Spanish Cover Image

Evolución semántico-sintáctica del sufijo superlativo -ísimo en castellanoo
The semantic-syntactic evolution of superlative suffix -ísimo in Spanish

Author(s): Andrzej Zieliński
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: relative and absolute superlative; grammaticalization; subjectification

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the semantic-syntactic evolution of the superlative -ísimo in Spanish language. With the help of a relatively large corpus, the author tries to find the reasons that led to the full establishment of the superlative suffix.

  • Issue Year: 13/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 105-115
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Spanish