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2021-01-01

Establishing a Variable Context for Lexical Subjects in Spanish

El establecimiento de un contexto variable para los sujetos léxicos en español

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/fyf.v34n1.82653

Palabras clave:

lexical subjects, pragmatics, subject expression, syntactic variation, variable context (en)
contexto variable, expresión del sujeto, pragmática, sujetos léxicos, variación sintáctica (es)

Autores/as

The dominant trend in variationist studies of Spanish subject expression is to focus on pronominal subjects, excluding lexical subjects (LSs). Due to such lack of attention to LSs in previous research, the current paper aims to fill this gap and to gain a better understanding of variation between LSs and subject pronouns (SPs). While previous research that analyzes LSs makes a significant contribution to the scholarship on subjects and enriches our understanding of the functions of LSs, a variable context for LSs in the variationist tradition has not heretofore been established. The current paper proposes a variable context methodology for LSs by investigating cases where LSs are produced (e.g. mi mamá trabaja ‘my mom works’), particularly in contexts in which SPs (overt or null) could have alternatively been produced (e.g. ella/∅ trabaja ‘she works’). Overall frequencies, constraints, and pragmatic functions of LSs are discussed.

La tendencia dominante en los estudios variacionistas de la expresión del sujeto en español es centrarse en los sujetos pronominales, excluyendo los sujetos léxicos (LS). Debido a tal falta de atención, el presente trabajo pretende llenar este vacío y entender mejor la variación entre los LS y los sujetos pronominales (SP). Mientras las investigaciones previas que analizan los LS hacen una contribución significativa a la investigación sobre los sujetos, hasta ahora no se ha establecido un contexto variable para los LS en la tradición variacionista. El presente trabajo propone una metodología de contexto variable para los LS mediante la investigación de casos en los que se producen los LS (ej.: mi mamá trabaja), particularmente en contextos en los que los SP (explícitos o nulos) podrían haberse producido alternativamente (ej.: ella/∅ trabaja). Se discuten las frecuencias generales, restricciones y funciones pragmáticas de los LS.

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Limerick, P. P. (2021). Establishing a Variable Context for Lexical Subjects in Spanish. Forma y Función, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.15446/fyf.v34n1.82653

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Limerick, P.P. 2021. Establishing a Variable Context for Lexical Subjects in Spanish. Forma y Función. 34, 1 (ene. 2021). DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/fyf.v34n1.82653.

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Limerick, P. P. Establishing a Variable Context for Lexical Subjects in Spanish. Forma. func. 2021, 34.

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LIMERICK, P. P. Establishing a Variable Context for Lexical Subjects in Spanish. Forma y Función, [S. l.], v. 34, n. 1, 2021. DOI: 10.15446/fyf.v34n1.82653. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/formayfuncion/article/view/82653. Acesso em: 15 mar. 2026.

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Limerick, Philip P. 2021. «Establishing a Variable Context for Lexical Subjects in Spanish». Forma Y Función 34 (1). https://doi.org/10.15446/fyf.v34n1.82653.

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Limerick, P. P. (2021) «Establishing a Variable Context for Lexical Subjects in Spanish», Forma y Función, 34(1). doi: 10.15446/fyf.v34n1.82653.

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P. P. Limerick, «Establishing a Variable Context for Lexical Subjects in Spanish», Forma. func., vol. 34, n.º 1, ene. 2021.

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Limerick, P. P. «Establishing a Variable Context for Lexical Subjects in Spanish». Forma y Función, vol. 34, n.º 1, enero de 2021, doi:10.15446/fyf.v34n1.82653.

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Limerick, Philip P. «Establishing a Variable Context for Lexical Subjects in Spanish». Forma y Función 34, no. 1 (enero 1, 2021). Accedido marzo 15, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/formayfuncion/article/view/82653.

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