Disjoint reference effect in passive constructions with ser and estar
doi: http://doi.org/0.31810/RSEL.48.6
Keywords:
ser; estar; passives; argument structure; reflexive readings.Abstract
This paper studies the disjoint reference effect in passive constructions with ser and estar ‘to be’, which consists in the impossibility of having a reflexive reading. I show, based on an empirical study undertaken with speakers of Peninsular Spanish, that said effect holds in passives with ser, but not with estar. I develop a theoretical proposal to account for the data. My study contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the properties of passive participles with ser and estar in Spanish, as well as to the current study of verbal and adjectival passives in other languages.
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