Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1103292 Language Sciences 2012 22 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Peninsular Spanish and European Portuguese 1st person plural subjects compared. ► Spanish 1st person plural pronouns rarely expressed (4.5%) and hearer-exclusive. ► Portuguese pronouns are expressed more often (32.2%) and not always exclusive. ► Portuguese a gente is favoured with different verb forms than 1st person plural. ► Factors influencing subject expression depend on language and grammatical person.
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