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Light verbs and structural case

Lingua, 2005
In this paper, we focus on a group of the Kurdish, Korean and Persian Light Verb Constructions (LVCs); consisting of a semantically light verb (LV) and a verbal noun (VN). It is argued that the LVs, capable of case marking and hosting verbal features, in combination with T function either as nominative and accusative case markers or only as nominative ...
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Identification of Croatian Light Verb Constructions with NooJ

2017
This paper deals with the identification of verbal multiword expressions in Croatian using NooJ. We focus on light verb constructions, i.e. constructions consisting of a light verb and a nominal part (e.g. donijeti odluku ‘to make a decision’ or ‘to reach a decision’). The nominal part in light verb constructions (LVCs) can be either a noun phrase (e.g.
Kresimir Sojat, Kristina Kocijan, Bozo Bekavac   +2 more
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Processing light verb constructions

The Mental Lexicon, 2011
Henry gave Elsa a kiss give kiss give a kiss We test two approaches to light verb constructions: (1) joint predication in light verb constructions is stored as pre-specified, and their high ...
Eva Wittenberg, Maria Mercedes Piñango
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How light is ‘give’ as a Light Verb

2023
This article deals with the actual emptiness of Light Verbs with particular reference to the Light Verb ‘give’ in constructions with the pattern [V+N]. The paper specifically focuses on the contribution given by both the verb and the noun to the Aktionsart of Light Verb Constructions, starting from the idea that these are complex predicates.
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Light Verbs (2)

The Journal of Chinese Language, Literature and Translation, 2020
T.-H. Jonah Lin, Chang-Ho Lee, Ji-Hyoun Lee   +2 more
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Light Verbs(1)

The Journal of Chinese Language, Literature and Translation, 2020
T.-H. Jonah Lin, Chang-Ho Lee, Ji-Hyoun Lee   +2 more
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Light Verbs and Aktionsart: A Case Study

This paper deals with the Aktionsart of Latin light verb constructions formed by verbs such as facio and habeo / teneo, and motion nouns. In particular, the article aims to establish to what extent facio can be effectively considered as a telic light verb, and what the differences are with regard to the selection of habeo and teneo. The findings of the
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Light Verbs in Translated Chinese

2016
This chapter focuses on the light verbs, which related to nominalization, and their hybridity features in translated Chinese, using parallel and comparable corpora as an evidence base. It first introduces the difference between Chinese and English in light verbs, then the different frequencies in translated and native Chinese.
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Light verb constructions in Turkish dictionaries: Are they submeanings of polysemous verbs?

2011
Farklı ancak birbiriyle bağlantılı anlamlara sahip olma şeklinde kısaca tanımlanabilecek olan çokanlamlılık olgusu (Cruse, 1986; Lyons, 1977; Panman, 1982; Taylor, 2003), bu durumdaki eylemlerin sözlükte nasıl sunulması gerektiğine yönelik ölçütlerin oluşturulmasını gerektirmektedir. Söz konusu ölçütler öntip anlamının saptanması, eylemlerin çokanlamlı,
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Light Verb Constructions in MSA

Critical Studies in Languages and Literature
Light verb constructions (LVCs) are composed of two elements: a light verb and a coverb that represent a complex predicate. The coverb can be a noun, an adjective, a verb or a prepositional phrase. The focus of the present work of research is LVCs with nominal coverbs in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).
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