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Exploring similarities in 'seem' constructions with experiencers in English and Spanish

Simonsen, Russell

Sentences that contain the verb ‘seem’, an experiencer, and an embedded infinitival phrase (e.g. Jill seems to me to be smart) have traditionally been considered acceptable in English, but not in Spanish. However, a ...
Assessing the Effect of English Contact on Spanish Futurity in 19-century Texas

Simonsen, Russell

Since the 13th century, the Spanish periphrastic future (PF; voy a cantar) has been steadily replacing the morphological future (MF; cantaré) (Aaron, 2006). Attempting to account for the especially fast rate of change from ...