On the choice between canté or he cantado in the presence of hace x horas in Peninsular Spanish

Authors

  • Ilpo Kempas Universidad de Helsinki (Finlandia)
  • Anna López Samaniego Universidad de Barcelona (España)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/onomazein.24.06

Keywords:

simple perfect, compound perfect, adverbial modifier hace x horas, Peninsular Spanish

Abstract


The article deals with the choice between the simple perfect canté and the compound perfect he cantado in Peninsular Spanish in the hodiernal context of hace x horas, when the predicate expresses the aoristic/perfective aspect. In most hodiernal contexts, both tenses are in free variation. The article, based on five empirical tests carried out with different methods and on a total of 670 choices between both forms, focuses on the influence of the presence of hace x horas on the choice between canté and he cantado as well as on what happens as the distance of the past event measured in hours increases. Based on the results, it is obvious that canté is the primary choice with hace x horas. On the other hand, the results do not lend support to the hypothesis of the frequencies of both tenses changing as temporal distance increases.

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Author Biographies

Ilpo Kempas, Universidad de Helsinki (Finlandia)

Universidad de Helsinki. Filología española / Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas
de Seinäjoki. escuela de Administración y negocios. Helsinki, Finlandia

Anna López Samaniego, Universidad de Barcelona (España)

Departamento de Filología Hispánica. Facultad de Filología. Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona, España

Published

2011-12-31 — Updated on 2011-12-31

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How to Cite

Kempas, I., & López Samaniego, A. (2011). On the choice between canté or he cantado in the presence of hace x horas in Peninsular Spanish. Onomázein, (24), 125–153. https://doi.org/10.7764/onomazein.24.06

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