Generic and action-dependent abilities in Spanish ‘Be capable’

This paper is concerned with the semantics of Spanish 'ser capaz' ‘be capable’ (henceforth SC). Specifically, it aims to account for the distribution SC displays and the range of meanings it expresses in the realm of abilities, viewed as kinds of dispositions. We put forth the following ge...

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Main Authors: Elena Castroviejo, Isabel Oltra-Massuet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2018-12-01
Series:Glossa
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Online Access:https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/495