Expressão de concessão nas línguas espanhola e portuguesa por meio das formas do subjuntivo/conjuntivo – estudo contrastivo
Expression of Concession in Spanish and Portuguese Languages through Subjunctive Forms – Contrastive Study

Summary/Abstract: The principal purpose of the essay is to propose a model of analysis of the modal alternation and the role of the indicative and subjunctive forms in the expression of concession in Spanish and Portuguese. The analysis is made separately for the two languages following analogical schemes. The examples are divided ex. according to the structure of the inseparable groups of a modal significance. The article includes semantic, syntactic and pragmatic criteria of analysis by emphasizing the role of the mental attitude of the speaker and the modal coherence.

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