Poder ara neva tornar. Els infinitius-adverbis, un tipus de coverbs en català

Abstract

Poder ara neva tornar. Infinitival adverbs, a kind of co-verb in Catalan.
In Catalan there are two infinitives that can be used as adverbs: poder possibly and tornar again. These sort of words have received little attention from Catalan grammarians. The aim of this article is to attempt to explain how these infinitival adverbs might have arisen. Incidentally, it is proposed that they be called «co-verbs», a name which is already usual in many schools of grammar, but which has not gained currency in the Catalan grammatical tradition.