Personal Infinitive – a Portuguese phenomenon? Observations about the inflective infinitive Cover Image

Infinitivo pessoal – um fenómeno português? Algumas observações acerca do infinitivo flexionado
Personal Infinitive – a Portuguese phenomenon? Observations about the inflective infinitive

Author(s): Joanna Drzazgowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: inflected infinitive; origin; denomination; Portuguese phenomenon

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to present the issue of the naming and the origin of the Portuguese inflected infinitive. We will present a number of opinions of various linguists on the topic. We will also try to answer the question whether the Portuguese inflective infinitive is a purely Portuguese phenomenon or there are other languages in which a similar verbal form can be observed.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 371-381
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Portuguese