The concept of non assertion as a pragmatic feature of the Spanish subjunctive and its application in teaching Arabic speakers
Keywords:
Teaching Spanish to Arabic-speakers, Subjunctive, Assertion/non assertionAbstract
A brief pragmatic study on the use of the subjunctive mood in the Spanish grammar according to speech acts —assertion/non assertion of Terrell and Hooper (1974)— provides an overall model for establishing a unique criterion in identifying this verbal mode, which therefore represents a useful tool for teaching Arabic-speaking students, in whose language the subjunctive mood is analyzed from merely formal parameters.
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