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Related Functions of Haber and Estar
Author(s) -
Bull William E.
Publication year - 1943
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1943.tb00191.x
Subject(s) - division (mathematics) , positive definiteness , statement (logic) , locative case , definiteness , pure mathematics , mathematics , function (biology) , linguistics , field (mathematics) , unification , algebra over a field , computer science , arithmetic , positive definite matrix , philosophy , programming language , physics , eigenvalues and eigenvectors , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology
Author's summary.— Haber and estar have come to an almost stable division of the locative field. The division of function which they now share is based on the concept of definiteness and indefiniteness. When the entity to be located is grammatically definite estar translates “to be”; when the entity is indefinite haber translates “to be.” This division of function contradicts the statement found in most grammars that haber “stresses mere existence.”