Dicenda. Estudios de lengua y literatura españolas

Tiempo e identidad en Tierra de campos de David Trueba

Laura Arroyo Martínez — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This paper aims to analyse how time is treated and how it relates to identity formation and to memory in David Trueba’s novel Tierra de campos (2017). Secondarily, it aims to three objectives: briefly disclose relevant information about Trueba’s work, which has been not so largely studied by critics; gather basic theoretical concepts about the importance of time in narrative and lastly dig deeper into philosophical topics addressed by the novel. For this, a classical qualitative philological methodology has been used with a strong analytical approach

Proclisis and polite imperatives: a dialectal mark in European Spanish?

Borja Alonso Pascua — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This paper analyses the geographical dimension of polite imperatives with proclitics in European Spanish. Its aim is to show whether, as suggested by some dialectal characterisations of the Iberian Peninsula, this phenomenon is an idiosyncratic feature of some central-northern areas, whether, on the contrary, it has become generalised to other varieties and whether, in each case, it conforms to some kind of geolectal pattern. To this end, data from several regional linguistic atlases of Peninsular Spanish are studied. The results obtained point to a dialectally conditioned phenomenon whose area of prevalence extends over a large part of central-northern Iberia, where it seems to be associated with the expression of a higher degree of politeness with respect to the enclitic solution.

Paradigm of the symmetric constructions. Prepositional selection and function of predication

Emilio Cabezas Holgado, María de los Ángeles Cano Cambronero — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This paper addresses the syntactic and semantic restrictions that govern the relationship between the two types of symmetric construction: (el) uno P(reposition) el otro and entre sí. The main objective is to show, through a detailed verbal typological study, that these two constructions exhibit very different lexical and structural patterns, which determine their syntactic distribution. The results of this description and its corresponding analysis are reflected in the proposal of a classification of all the values that each symmetric structure can encode. In this regard, it can be seen that the syntactic behavior of entre sí is conditioned under much more restrictive parameters than el uno P el otro.

The subjunctive in noun-dependent clauses: a proposal based on the Modal Orientation Theory

Alicia Delgado — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This research aims to evaluate the suitability of semantic-pragmatic proposals for the explanation of the verbal mood in noun-dependent subordinate clauses whose head nouns are compatible with the subjunctive. Through the combination of theoretical reflection and a double empirical verification—corpus analysis and perception questionnaires—the explanatory capacity of this type of approach was corroborated. In addition to allowing the omission of the problems identified in previous structural studies, semantic-pragmatic approaches precisely describe the modal behaviour in said sequences: the influence of governing elements, the standardised orientation of the head noun in relation to its assertive-informative possibilities, the conditions of mood alternation and the semantic repercussions of these variations.

¡Tienen tela estos inventarios! A study of three lexical pairs related to textiles in archival documentation from the Early Modern period.

Antonio Martín Rubio — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The inventory of goods text type is highly valuable for studying historical vocabulary. Its onomasiological structure and the division of content into lexico-semantic areas allow for clear parallels with the structure of linguistic atlases, as both reflect the relationship between material reality and its expression through words. Thus, analyzing historical inventories from a corpus linguistics perspective can provide diatopic information and help map historical linguistic data. In this study, we focus on textile vocabulary found in modern inventories from the ODE corpus. Our main goal is to identify potential lexical equivalents that have not yet included in the Diccionario Histórico del español (DHE). Furthermore, by using the ODE corpus’s map-based search tool, we illustrate the possible diatopic dependence of the terms that form equivalent lexical pairs.

Auxiliary verbs in Spanish: functional features and criteria of gradation

Beatriz Ruiz Granados — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The aim of this paper is to provide a new definition of the concept of auxiliarity, taking into account the gradual nature of this category. To this end, a detailed analysis of issues such as the phenomenon of grammaticalisation, argument structure and specific proposals on auxiliarity is carried out. Our definitional proposal is then established: the distinctive features of the verbs under study are described and each auxiliary form is characterised in terms of gradation. This research allows us, on the one hand, to further clarify the syntactic-semantic nature of the analysed verbs and, on the other hand, to shed light on a category in which the inclusion of very diverse members has been common. In accordance with the methodological framework, it is necessary to underline that the sample of auxiliary verbs and the proposed examples have been compiled from CORPES XXI.

Reception by the French press of Antonio Machado’s death in Collioure, 1939

Miguel Ángel Garcia de Juan — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Although Antonio Machado already knew and mastered the French language, it was in 1899, at the age of twenty-four when he visited Paris for the first time. During this and the following stays there, he refined his study and knowledge and was influenced by the French literature and culture. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), following his Republican tendencies, he defended the Popular Front government in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona. The French press, especially the left-wing press, took notice of his biography and attitude during the war, and when the Spanish poet died in Collioure on 22 February 1939, it honoured him with laudatory articles, which we have recovered translated here.

Cause Clauses as Verb Phrase Adjuncts in Written Texts

Jose Manuel Bustos Gisbert — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This paper focuses on the use of cause clauses in Spanish written texts when they serve as adjuncts of the verb phrase. In the first part, the taxonomy of causal constructions from which the analysis will be carried out is presented and the nature of the corpus on which it is based is described. Then the analysis is divided into two parts, the first of which considers the major issues of syntactic complexity of the constructions and their performance in the four major discourse modes (narratives, descriptions, instructions and expositions), as well as the morphological nature of the verbs used in cause clauses. The second part of this paper assesses the performance of the causal nexuses used, paying particular attention to two main issues: the nature of the cause clauses and their position within the verb phrase.

The ecological and female perspective in Lodo, by Begoña Méndez

Patricia Maite Díaz Arcos — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This article attempts to analyze Lodo by Begoña Méndez from an ecofeminist perspective, as this text combines the ecological concern for the environmental disaster that left devastated the lagoon of the Mar Menor (Murcia, Spain) with the gender perspective to denounce the violence against women and natural environments. Lodo also stands as a paradigmatic example of how literature focused on care has found new ways of expression and has extended its influence to all beings, human and non-human, who cohabit planet Earth, in tune with the recent Latin American speculative narratives. Thus, in Lodo, Méndez establishes concomitances between ecological awareness and female perspective to reflect on her own identity and the need to create a new humanity that advocates for inter-species harmony.

Carmen Martín Gaite and the Poetry of the 1950s: Some of Her Critical Considerations

Sergio Fernández Martínez — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Within the literary criticism developed by Carmen Martín Gaite in Diario 16, her articles on some of the major poetry collections of the Generation of 1950s stand out. This study analyses her considerations in this regard, with special attention to her intimate and nuanced perspective on the thematic and expressive contributions of her own group. Her direct testimony, arising from her personal experience, has an impact on the critical reception of the group, and highlights the importance of the author as an interpreter of her time.

The presence of the traditional fairy tale in the work of Carmen Martín Gaite: Little Red Riding Hood in Manhattan and Two Wonderful Tales

Begoña Regueiro — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The richness of Carmen Martín Gaite's work means that it encompasses various genres and systems, including children's and young adult literature, in the case of Little Red Riding Hood in Manhattan and Two Wonderful Tales. However, based on the author's own reticence about such labels, and in the light of recent studies, we can say that these are works for all types of readers or crossovers. In both cases, we find texts that clearly draw from traditional storytelling, also falsely associated with children's literature. The following study, by means of comparative analysis, shows which elements of the traditional tale remain in each of the works and in what way the author has used a genre as versatile as the traditional tale to express the concerns of her own time and her own literature.

La traducción del léxico político latino al español a lo largo de los siglos: un análisis diacrónico

María Fernández Álvarez — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This paper offers a diachronic analysis of forty words of political meaning in four Spanish translations of The Catiline Conspiracy by the Roman historian Sallust produced between the 15th and 18th centuries. Some words selected for this investigation are patria, municipio, república or imperio. Taking the Latin text as a base, the translations of each of the selected words are compared to observe the different linguistic solutions offered depending on the translator and the historical period. The results show that in modern translations it is usually more common to keep the source word politics, although there are exceptions. In contrast to this, in order to better maintain the meaning of the Latin word, medieval versions are more likely to employ a patrimonial noun, although sometimes it is not a synonym. Finally, in order to analyze the importance of the linguistic-textual context, the explanatory comments that translators use as a translation solution to incorporate lexical Latinism are presented.

On Poetics and Rhetorical Invention in the Middle Ages (Critical Examination of Historicity and Literary Creation)

Jesús Baena Criado — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Literature has its origins in the meaning of Being, a clear idea since the hexameters of Parmenides. The consciousness of Being, rooted in Platonic and Aristotelian thought, generates “aesthetic infinity”, with its symbolic projections based on essence. This idea conditions its literary manifestation, surpassing individuality and guiding towards the reintegration of Being in the imitation of the divine and the symbolic representation of Truth. Thus, rhetorical invention is not conceived as original creation, but as the discovery of pre-existing forms in the essence of the world. The poet, as a hermeneutist, seeks the substance behind the form, and Literature must guide towards the truth through its symbolic representations. This article highlights the conceptual continuity in the history of Poetics and Rhetoric, beyond historical changes.

Ríos Carratalá, Juan Antonio. Perder la guerra y la historia. La represión de periodistas y escritores (1939-1945). Sevilla: Renacimiento, 2025, 392 págs.

Alain Iñiguez Egido — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Antonio Enríquez Gómez. Política angélica. Sobre el gobierno que se debe tener con los reducidos a la fe católica y con los que se apartaron de ella/ Edición crítica, estudio y notas de Felice Gambin. Huelva: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Huelva (Bibliotheca Montaniana, 44), 2024. 268 páginas. ISBN: 978-84-10326-04-0.

Leonardo Coppola — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Manuel J. Ramos Ortega, Pedro Salinas: Poesía y deseo. Espacio y tiempo de su creación literaria. Valencia: Pre-Textos, 2023. En coedición con la Fundación Gerardo Diego. ISBN: 978-84-19633-72-9, 312 páginas. XXIII Premio Internacional “Gerardo Diego” de Investigación Literaria

José Luis Girón Alconchel — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

It is a review of Ramos Ortega's book on the poetry of Pedro Salinas.

Teruel, José (2025). Carmen Martín Gaite. Una biografía, Barcelona, Tusquets Editores, 520 pp. ISBN: 9788411075909.

María González Díaz — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ángela Martínez Fernández, Charnegos, máscaras y amores imposibles. Juan Marsé a través del caleidoscopio, Gijón, Ediciones Trea, 2025

Maria Ayete Gil — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Ocampos Palomar, Emilio José (2025). La poesía neoplatónica de Juan Valera. Estudio y antología, Granada, Editorial Comares, 118 pp. ISBN: 978-84-1369-927-1

Alicia Reina Navarro — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

With La poesía neoplatónica de Juan Valera. Estudio y antología (Editorial Comares, 2025), Emilio José Ocampos Palomar offers a renewed perspective on a previously marginal facet of the renowned Andalusian novelist’s work: his lyrical output inspired by Neoplatonism. The volume, consisting of a rigorous introductory study and a carefully curated anthology, recovers Valera the poet and places him within the spiritual and aesthetic context of the fin de siècle, in dialogue with Greco-Latin tradition, Renaissance Petrarchism, and Christian mysticism. Through this work, Ocampos restores Juan Valera to the heart of the 19th-century canon, revealing him as a pivotal figure between Enlightenment classicism, emerging symbolism, and early modernist sensibility. An essential study for understanding poetic spirituality in a time of deep cultural tensions.

Bello, Luis (2024). El tributo a París, edición de José Miguel González Soriano, Madrid, Evohé (Col. El Periscopio, 14), 170 pp. ISBN: 9788412675467

Miguel Ángel Buil Pueyo — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000