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42 - Ellipsis of verbs in main and subordinate clauses/Elipsis de verbos en oraciones principales y subordinadas

from Part III

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

R. E. Batchelor
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Miguel Ángel San José
Affiliation:
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
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Summary

The passage below narrates a hunt after a hare. It illustrates in natural elliptical style the conversation between Germán and Juan, accompanied by the former's grandfather (who makes no contribution to the dialogue.)

  1. –¡A buen seguro que la pilla (catches) el galgo canela (cinnamon colour)! –comentaba Juan–. A buena fe que es un buen cazador; seguro que va para campeón y me imagino que el otro también. ¡Que está cansado ya? Imposible que lo esté, tras una carrera tan corta. Cierto que se retrasa ahora, pero, ¿a que al siguiente quiebro (swerve) agarra a la liebre? ¿Verdad, abuelo? Apuesto que la cosa resultará fácil. ¿A que sí, abuelo? Germán ¿qué dice el abuelo ahora?

  2. –¡Ojalá dijera otra cosa! El abuelo ha dicho: “Quiá” –contestó Germán, mientras el viejo sobre su caballo bayo (bay) observaba la carrera de los galgos tras la liebre entre los rastrojos (stubble) cerca de Medina del Campo.

  3. –¿Y qué significa “quiá”? –preguntó Juan.

  4. –Significa “que no” o “que lo duda”, aunque, por el tono, creo que dice que no tienes ni idea de nada, como casi todos los jovencitos de la ciudad –contestó Germán.

Ellipsis of the verb in a main clause

In several expressions, the verb of the main clause is understood through ellipsis. These expressions usually imply the exclusion of verbs such as asegurar or creer. Such expressions are often R3.

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Print publication year: 2010

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