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Assigning meaning to light verbs in Turkish
Light verb constructions (e.g., give a kiss to somebody) syntactically reflect typical ditransitive structures (e.g., give a violin to somebody) yet it is not clear whether these two structures thematically similar as well.
Duygu ÖZGE +2 more
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Zur praxisorientierten DaF-Didaktik der Dependenzstrukturen im Funktionsverbgefüge (FVG)
The aim of the article is to describe the categorical components of collocations in the German language, which arise between the reduced meaning of a predicate and a noun or a prepositional phrase.
Sebastian Dusza
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Investigating the Evolution and Frequency of Persian Light Verbs Dâštan (Have), Amadan (Come), Avardan (Bring), Gereftan (Get), and Didan (See) from 1840 to 1940 [PDF]
Persian light verbs have changed in terms of frequency of use in the course of time. The study of frequency changes of various common light verbs in the long history of Persian language seems reasonable, but the study of light verbs in the course of a ...
Bahador Zafarabadi, Jalal Rahemeyan
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Tibetan Trisyllabic Light Verb Construction Recognition [PDF]
The Tibetan trisyllabic light verb construction is a type of widely used verb phrase that is composed of a disyllabic noun or adjective and a light verb. A large number of Tibetan trisyllabic light verb constructions are widely found in Tibetan. Successfully recognizing this type of phrase greatly contributes to Tibetan information processing, however,
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Detecting light verb constructions across languages [PDF]
AbstractLight verb constructions (LVCs) are verb and noun combinations in which the verb has lost its meaning to some degree and the noun is used in one of its original senses, typically denoting an event or an action. They exhibit special linguistic features, especially when regarded in a multilingual context.
Nagy Istvan T. +2 more
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Construction Grammar and Latin: The case of habeo
The aim of this paper is to extend the notion of light verbs to all the constructions in which a semantically ‘light’ verb is involved. Light verb constructions occur not only when the verb takes a noun in the accusative (V + NP[+acc]), but also when the
Anna Pompei
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Sich in die Abhängigkeit begeben – zum Gefügenomen in Funktionsverbgefügen [PDF]
The paper operates on the broader “light-verb construction” term as defined by Engel (1991/1992), linking it to the concept of prototyping, and interpreting it as a scalar continuum.
Petra Szatmári
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A new look at the unproductivity of resultative constructions in Brazilian Portuguese [PDF]
Typical resultative constructions in English are unavailable in Brazilian Portuguese (BP) and in Romance. This fact has been attributed by previous studies to different event-framings, following the Talmian view.
Bruna Elisa da Costa Moreira
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The aim of the study is to show the possibilities of using corpus analyses for the introduction of light verb constructions in German during foreign language lessons.
Łukasz Piątkowski
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Moniverbiset konstruktiot ja oppijansuomen kompleksisuus kielitaidon eri tasoilla
"Verb constructions and complexity across proficiency levels in learner Finnish". Learner language development can be analysed by measuring complexity, accuracy and fluency. Complexity, our focus here, can be defined as the range and sophistication
Taina Mylläri
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