The Concessive Clauses introduced by aunque in spoken peninsular Spanish: a description in the light of Functional Discourse Grammar

Abstract

The aim of this research it to describe the Spanish concessive clauses introduced by the prototypical concessive conjunction aunque under the light of the Functional Discourse Grammar (henceforth FDG), theory that postulates the integration among the interpersonal linguistic domains (pragmatic), representational (semantic), morphosyntactic (morphology and syntax) and phonological (phonology). The results show that these constructions can occur in different layers proposed by this theoretical model, acting in the Representational Level or the Interpersonal Level. This study reveals the phonological, morphosyntatic, semantic and pragmatic aspects which distinguish the distincts kinds of concessive clauses introduced by aunque, supporting the interface between all levels proposed by the FDG theory.