Resumen

DIAZ BLANCA, Lourdes  y  DOMINGUEZ, Carmen Luisa. The verbs in the passive with “se”: an attempt of classification. Letras [online]. 2008, vol.50, n.76, pp.1-66. ISSN 0459-1283.

The objectives of this communication are: a) to propose a semantic classification  of the verbs that appear in the passive orations with  se and b) to determine the semantics classes of frequents verbs in these constructions. As study sample we considered the transcriptions of the 24 interviews that appear in the Habla de  Mérida  (Domínguez and Mora, 1998) and of we isolate the passive orations with  se, particularly the presents in the interventions of the informant. In order to make our qualifying proposal, we reviewed and we adapted the semantic classification of the verbs, presented  by ADESSE Project (García Miguel, 2003). In conclusion, we found that in the passive with se verbs of mental process, relational process, verbal process, material process, existencial process, conduct and causativo are concurred, but predominate those of material process, relational and causativo process. These three groups reach a percentage of 76, 96%, that is to say, more the three fourth parts of the sample. On the other hand, the verbs of existencial process, mental process, verbal process and conduct as soon as they add 23.03%. The preeminence of the verbs that name processes material must to condition [+concretos] and [+afectables] the patients of be. On the contrary, the verbs that name processes existenciales, mental, verbal and conductuales have a much smaller incidence by virtue of the [+experimentante] nature and [ +abstracto ] that defines the patients.

Palabras clave : passive with se; verbs; semantic classification.