Spanish C2 · Day 24
Day 24: Tiempo retórico en la interpretación histórica — Spanish evaluative particle combinations (part 1)
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- Grammar: Evaluative particle combinations (part 1)
- Reading: El tiempo que recluta
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Grammar point: Evaluative particle combinations (part 1)
In a seminar on rhetorical time in historical interpretation, particle combinations can distinguish a proposal for experimentation, permission to proceed and an urgent boundary. Compare «A ver si comprueba la datación de origen», «Emplee la glosa, tranquilo que ya está autorizada» and «Ni se le ocurra alterar la secuencia sellada». All three concern action, but they establish very different relationships between the …
Key vocabulary (8 of 35 words)
- la agógica histórica – expressive shaping of historical timing; technical
- el tempo narrativo – narrative tempo; elevated or technical
- la relación temporal – proportional relation between tempos
- el pulso cronológico – the organizing beat of historical narrative; technical
- la declamación documental – expressive delivery shaped by source and record
- la figuración afectiva – historical portrayal of shared or emotional states
- la dilatación conclusiva – expressive lengthening of period endings; technical
- la articulación interna – internal articulation within a historical passage
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