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Manner and result modifiers. The V ben V construction in Catalan.
- Source :
- Linguistic Review; Feb2018, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p1-33, 33p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This paper analyzes the ingredients of a Romance construction, henceforth named the V ben V construction, consisting of a verb and its theme object in combination with a degree adverb ben '{well, really}' followed by a verb in past participle or an adjectival form. It describes the properties and restrictions of the various constituents involved in this construction, and it presents a new analysis focusing on the properties of the main predicate, the theme object, the degree adverb ben and the degree phrase ben+V<subscript>PP</subscript>/A. It accounts for the potential manner and result readings of the adjunct constituent that ben introduces (i) by postulating that the ben+V<subscript>PP</subscript>/A modifier always predicates of the (sub)event expressed by the verb (an activity or a change of state), (ii) by associating manner with a DO verbal layer, and result with a BECOME verbal layer, and (iii) by identifying different ASPectual structures in the complement position of the degree adverb. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- VERBS
CATALANS
ADJECTIVES (Grammar)
SPANISH language
LEXICAL grammar
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01676318
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Linguistic Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127788620
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/tlr-2017-0016