Presentación Octubre 2014

Qu mensaje recibe el alumno?
1) Generativismo: Descripcin de estructuras

gramaticales fundamentada sobre
principios universales innatos.
2) Funcionalismo: La agramaticalidad no
existe. Las decisiones del hablante estn
por encima de cualquier sistema.
3) Traduccin: Normativas prescriptivas
dictaminadas por la RAE (espaol).
Restricciones de uso.
cmo construimos
el significado de
un objeto sintctico
(vg. una proposicin lgica)?
Estructura argumental:
Dominio temtico / Metafuncin experiencial:
la manera en que la lengua
construye
una representacin
de la realidad
cmo se
gramaticaliza / lexicaliza
el significado proposicional?
Para el generativismo, existe un

mecanismo innato que organiza la
configuracin de los objetos
morfosintcticos.
Sin embargo, la insercin lxica no
est necesariamente condicionada
por dicho mecanismo. En cierta
medida, sta depende de la
voluntad/memoria del emisor.
Metafuncin experiencial:
FIELD
the particular domain of experience which the text is depicting
Metafuncin interpersonal:
TENOR
speaker's aspectual, modal and voice attitudes
relationship between speaker and addressee
Metafuncin textual:
MODE
nature of the text as a communicative event
Mary wanted {PRO to play some music}

Mary wanted {us to play some music}.
Mary persuaded [us] {PRO to play

some music].
An abstract idea is an idea {that can

be interpreted in many different ways}.
What gives you the idea {that you're

so amazing}, baby?
It was precisely that idea {that got me

into trouble when I was younger}.
An abstract idea is an idea {that can

An abstract idea is an idea {WHICH can
----------------------What gives you the idea

{that you're so amazing}, baby?
*What gives you the idea
{WHICH you're so amazing}, baby?
It was precisely that idea {that got me

into trouble when I was younger}.
--------------------------That idea was precisely {WHAT got

me into trouble when I was younger}.
--------------------------{WHAT got me into trouble when I was

younger} was precisely that idea.
expletivos
con materializacin lxica
There arent three windows in this room, are there?

There is a cat on the shelf.
*A cat is on the shelf.
The cat is on the shelf.
*There is the cat on the shelf.
*There is Joe on the shelf.
There are ten patients waiting to see Dr. Li, arent there?
There is nobody there.
There have been so many murders here lately.
There wouldnt be enough time.
There was no wind.
There is no getting over it.
There exist two copies of this manuscript.
There followed a period of great political unrest.
There will arise a lot of confusion.
There came a brief spell of beautiful weather.
1. It is easy to understand that.
2. It is hard for him to learn that.

3. It has been nice spending the evening together.
4. It was no use calling in the morning.
5. It is a pity that you will not come with us.

6. It was crazy that I was not taking advantage of that situation.
7. It is incredible what can be cooked in a Dutch oven!
8. It is a mystery how he got it.
9. It strikes me that such questions should be raised just now.

10. It surprises me how much better my world is when you're in it.
11. It upsets me to go into a situation without previous warning.
12. It is said that she has travelled far and wide.

13. It has been predicted that education will not be improved.
ELEVACIN de sujeto incrustado

It seems that he is doing something.
He seems to be doing something.
It appears that he is doing something.

He appears to be doing something.
It happened that he did something.
He happened to do something.
It is certain that he will do something.
He is certain to so something.
It is sure that he will do something.
He is sure to do something.
It is (un)likely that he will do something.

He is (un)likely to do something.
CLEFT
SENTENCES
It is because we are unaware that the

Kingdom of Heaven is within us
[WHY] that we behave in the generally silly
ways that are so characteristically human.
It was these states, more than any other

single factor,
[WHAT] that were to determine the course of the
religious revolution.
It is honest people
[WHAT / WHOM] that we want, not frauds.
ELLIPTICAL
CLEFT
SENTENCES
Situation IT:
in sentences like Who is it?
IT is not a referential pronoun,
but an expletive,
the question being an elliptical
interrogative cleft sentence:
Who is it [[WHO] that is knocking]?

Its John [[WHO] that is knocking].
Its me[[WHO] that is knocking].

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Qu mensaje recibe el alumno?

1) Generativismo: Descripcin de estructuras

la manera en que la lengua

Para el generativismo, existe un

Mary wanted {PRO to play some music}

Mary persuaded [us] {PRO to play

An abstract idea is an idea {that can

What gives you the idea {that you're

It was precisely that idea {that got me

An abstract idea is an idea {that can

----------------------What gives you the idea

It was precisely that idea {that got me

--------------------------That idea was precisely {WHAT got

--------------------------{WHAT got me into trouble when I was

There arent three windows in this room, are there?

1. It is easy to understand that.

2. It is hard for him to learn that.

5. It is a pity that you will not come with us.

9. It strikes me that such questions should be raised just now.

12. It is said that she has travelled far and wide.

ELEVACIN de sujeto incrustado

It appears that he is doing something.

It is (un)likely that he will do something.

It is because we are unaware that the

It was these states, more than any other

Who is it [[WHO] that is knocking]?

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