Indices, perception and evidentiality: the case of Spanish por lo visto and its French equivalence apparemment
Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyze and discuss the functioning of Spanish discourse marker por lo visto from the point o view of evidentility and speaker’s commitment. In view of the problems encountered with the usual approaches, we propose a new model of explanation based upon the concept of index and its relation to the (de-)commitment of the speaker. The last part is devoted to compare por lo visto to its French equivalence apparemment as far as aspect is concerned.
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