On evidentiality in American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese


 This paper discusses the indirect evidential markers dizque in American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese by focusing on varieties of Guayaquil (Ecuador) Lima (Peru), variety São Paulo (Brazil). I adopt a comparative approach which discuss their syntax semantics. To thoroughly document properties theoretically driven approach, comprehensive questionnaire building previous literature was used, data from five consultants per were gathered— fieldwork practices followed. The purpose such an is to complement studies, have mainly focused corpora. As for syntactic properties, distribution connection number different elements, as modal adverbs, among many others; use illocutionary is, general, disallowed these varieties. semantic types evidence with evidentials are compatible, at-issue vs. not-at-issue distinction doubt implication that sentences elements normally have. study attempts provide overview varieties, so future research can build it single out controlled (e.g., experimental) settings.