The pragmatic component in the derivative and inflective morphology of Spanish [El componente pragm�tico en la morfolog�a derivativa y flexiva del espa�ol]

Abstract

This paper shows the interdependence between semantics and pragmatics by analyzing two morphological phenomena of Spanish, one derivative?the creation of deverbal nouns meaning �action of 'x'� and the other inflective ?the use of future subjunctive in conditional si clauses (protasis)?. The results will show that the selection of the forms generated by these morphological processes is not entirely independent of certain pragmatic aspects, such as the use of particular language varieties (i.e., register), certain text types or the general configuration of the speech event.