Norma, analogía y variación: perspectivas empíricas sobre las formas irregulares del superlativo en español
Goldschmitt S, Hesselbach R (2022)
Publication Language: Spanish
Publication Type: Journal article, Online publication
Publication year: 2022
Journal
Book Volume: VII
Pages Range: 118-136
URI: https://energeia-online.org/article/view/3687
DOI: 10.55245/energeia.2022.004
Open Access Link: https://energeia-online.org/article/view/3687
Abstract
In this paper we address one of the central themes of Eugenio Coseriu's work: the concept and importance of both prescriptive and descriptive norms. Taking as a starting point the irregular forms of the superlative in Spanish, we discuss five adjectives (negro, pobre, libre, célebre and fértil) within the area of tension between norm, variation and analogy and present the results of an empirical acceptability study with Spanish students. The results of the survey show that, at least in the case of the adjectives pobre, libre and célebre, the learned forms of the superlative in -érrimo cannot yet be assumed to have completely disappeared and been replaced by the analogous forms in -ísimo. However, it is indisputable that a linguistic change can be observed, in which the descriptive norm seems to prevail.
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APA:
Goldschmitt, S., & Hesselbach, R. (2022). Norma, analogía y variación: perspectivas empíricas sobre las formas irregulares del superlativo en español. Energeia, VII, 118-136. https://doi.org/10.55245/energeia.2022.004
MLA:
Goldschmitt, Stefanie, and Robert Hesselbach. "Norma, analogía y variación: perspectivas empíricas sobre las formas irregulares del superlativo en español." Energeia VII (2022): 118-136.
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