El infinitivo retrospectivo en español, ¿una forma de reproche? Un acercamiento discursivo

  1. Cristina Villalba Ibáñez 1
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

    Geographic location of the organization Universitat de València
Journal:
Cultura, lenguaje y representación = Culture, language and representation: revista de estudios culturales de la Universitat Jaume I = cultural studies journal of Universitat Jaume I

ISSN: 1697-7750

Year of publication: 2024

Issue Title: Pragmática de la comunicación conflictiva

Issue: 35

Pages: 115-137

Type: Article

DOI: 10.6035/CLR.7911 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This study presents a discursive characterization ofthe Spanish construction haber+ past infinitive, also known as the retrospective infinitive (Bosque, 1980), as a form used to convey reproach. To this end, several research questions are asked. First, what are the main characteristic attributes of haber+ past participle? Is there a high degree of coincidence between the inherent features of this constructionand the defining characteristics of reproaches in general? To what extent does context condition the relation between haber+ past participle andreproach? Finally, and in relation to the latter question, what discursive patterns can be identified in the use of the construction? Examples will be drawn from five corpora, thus real data are used in support of the conclusions, which constitutes one ofthe main novelties of the study in relation to previous work in the area. Results reveal that there is a highdegree of coincidence between the attributes that characterize the past infinitive and the criteria that typically convey the reproach itself. From a discursive perspective, three main patterns are observed to emerge when this structure is used: neutralization and mitigation of the reproach, the expression of rebuttal and disagreement, and the development of argumentation.

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