La alternancia de las preposiciones "en"/ "a" en verbos de movimiento que denotan penetración en el español de México

The goal of this paper is to analyze the alternative between the Spanishprepositions en/a in constructions with motion verbs that denotepenetration of a location (entrar, ingresar, etc.) This alternative marksa different way to conceptualize the action, as a result of the conceptualizationof locativ...

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Main Author: Eslava Heredia, Cristina
Format: Online
Language:Spanish
Editor: El Colegio de México 2012
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Online Access:https://nrfh.colmex.mx/index.php/nrfh/article/view/1055
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Nueva Revista de Filología Hispánica

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Summary:The goal of this paper is to analyze the alternative between the Spanishprepositions en/a in constructions with motion verbs that denotepenetration of a location (entrar, ingresar, etc.) This alternative marksa different way to conceptualize the action, as a result of the conceptualizationof locative entities (container vs. no container). The choiceof preposition triggers other semantic interpretations where mechanismssuch as metonymy play an important role.