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Tempo e predicazione nella sintassi delle frasi copulari (tesi di laurea)

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c. .. ] Three <strong>di</strong> fferent types or "l ayers" of functi ons<br />

are <strong>di</strong>stinguished: semantic functions (Agent , Goal,<br />

Recipient, Beneficiary etc.), syntactic functions<br />

(Subject and object), and pragmatic functions (Topic,<br />

Focus, etc.). These <strong>di</strong>fferent functions can be assigned<br />

to the constituent of a pre<strong>di</strong>cation at <strong>di</strong>fferent stages<br />

of its development; so that the same constituent may be<br />

characterised by a combinations of functions from the<br />

three levels" C••• J "A<br />

historical view of the category Aux helps to elucidate<br />

the graduaI coming-into-being of Auxiliaries and their<br />

evolution but cannot lead to a categorial definition. It<br />

makes also understandable why there are so <strong>di</strong>fferent<br />

views as to what may be considered an example of Aux.<br />

The decision, however, depends on the theory the<br />

linguist has chosen, not on the historical developments<br />

of particular examples" (Harris-Ramat (1987), p. 1l>.<br />

Il problema, come ancora fa notare Ramat nello<br />

stesso articolo, si complica ulteriormente se si vuol<br />

render conto della questione nei termini ancora più<br />

ra<strong>di</strong>cali inerenti all'universalità <strong>di</strong> tale categoria<br />

(ponendo <strong>di</strong> riuscire a darne una buona caratterizzazione<br />

empirica) (112) sia rispetto al linguaggio che al metalinguaggio.<br />

(113)<br />

Pensando quin<strong>di</strong> <strong>di</strong> utilizzare una formulazione<br />

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