Autour de quelques valeurs de be to en anglais contemporain

In most grammars, be to is treated as a modal periphrasis or construction, whose various interpretations derive from a primary semantic value, differing from one grammarian to another, which suggests the limits of such an approach. It appears in fact more fruitful to adopt a compositional approach...

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Main Author: Eric Gilbert
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Language:English
Published: Editura Universitatii din Oradea 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://studiidelingvistica.uoradea.ro/docs/14-1-2024/pdf-uri/Gilbert.pdf
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description In most grammars, be to is treated as a modal periphrasis or construction, whose various interpretations derive from a primary semantic value, differing from one grammarian to another, which suggests the limits of such an approach. It appears in fact more fruitful to adopt a compositional approach and analyse be to as resulting from the combination of two distinct operations, the central one marked by be, and the background one marked by to, each of which, depending on the context, will contribute to the semantic value of the whole. The proposed approach will fall within the framework of the Theory of Enunciative Operations and will focus on three of the main values of the combination: arrangement/project, constraint/obligation and intention.
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spelling doaj-art-1250a1ee66464368a52e0f8222045ced2025-01-25T22:47:07ZengEditura Universitatii din OradeaStudii de Lingvistica2248-25472284-54372024-12-01141185203Autour de quelques valeurs de be to en anglais contemporainEric Gilbert0Université Caen Normandie, UR 4255 – CRISCOIn most grammars, be to is treated as a modal periphrasis or construction, whose various interpretations derive from a primary semantic value, differing from one grammarian to another, which suggests the limits of such an approach. It appears in fact more fruitful to adopt a compositional approach and analyse be to as resulting from the combination of two distinct operations, the central one marked by be, and the background one marked by to, each of which, depending on the context, will contribute to the semantic value of the whole. The proposed approach will fall within the framework of the Theory of Enunciative Operations and will focus on three of the main values of the combination: arrangement/project, constraint/obligation and intention. https://studiidelingvistica.uoradea.ro/docs/14-1-2024/pdf-uri/Gilbert.pdfenunciationmodalitycompositionalityoperationspropertyobligationintention
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Autour de quelques valeurs de be to en anglais contemporain
Studii de Lingvistica
enunciation
modality
compositionality
operations
property
obligation
intention
title Autour de quelques valeurs de be to en anglais contemporain
title_full Autour de quelques valeurs de be to en anglais contemporain
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title_full_unstemmed Autour de quelques valeurs de be to en anglais contemporain
title_short Autour de quelques valeurs de be to en anglais contemporain
title_sort autour de quelques valeurs de be to en anglais contemporain
topic enunciation
modality
compositionality
operations
property
obligation
intention
url https://studiidelingvistica.uoradea.ro/docs/14-1-2024/pdf-uri/Gilbert.pdf
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