Assunto:
Linguística portuguesa
Abstract (EN):
This paper focuses on the study of the syntactic position filled by the demonstrative determiner (este, esse, aquele) in
nominal wh- exclamative sentences in European Portuguese (EP) like `Que menina esta!¿. We draw on works on
Spanish and Catalan (Castroviejo Miró 2006 a,b; Alonso Cortés 1999) and develop a hypothesis capable of
explaining why the demonstrative in EP can occupy such a position, which apparently is a post-nominal one. We
defend the hypothesis that in this type of exclamative the post-nominal position of the demonstrative is the result of
an elliptical predicative clause. In order to understand the position of the demonstrative, we also analyse the
structures of wh-exclamatives, of predicative clauses and of degree phrases.
Idioma:
Português
Tipo (Avaliação Docente):
Científica