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Verbs of Manner and Motion as a Problem in Norwegian- French Lexicography

1994
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Grammar of “manner of motion” verbs in English and Spanish: between lexicon and syntax

2007
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AGENTIVE VERBS OF MANNER OF MOTION IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGES

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2001
This article presents two experiments that examine the effects of the native language (L1) on the second language (L2) acquisition of argument structure. The linguistic focus is on agentive verbs of directed motion (march, walk) and change-of-state verbs (break, melt) in Spanish and English.
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Japanese learners’ acquisition of English manner-of-motion verbs with locational/directional PPs

Second Language Research, 2002
This study investigated first language (L1) influence on second language (L2) argument structure in a situation where an L2 argument structure forms a superset of its L1 counterpart. In such a situation, a partial fit between the L1 and the L2 may trigger L1 transfer, whereas availability of positive evidence may allow the learner to arrive at the L2 ...
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Can Adverbs Call Attention to Manner of Motion for 2-year-olds Learning Verbs?

2011
In the current experiment, we propose that adverbs may likewise confer an advantage in verb learning. To our knowledge, no studies have examined the role of adverbs in verb learning in toddlers, although Wittek (2002) demonstrated that the adverb again can support verb learning in certain contexts with 5-year-olds.
Syrett, Kristen, Arunachalam, Sudha, Waxman, Sandra R.   +2 more
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English is less rich in manner-of-motion verbs when translated from French

Across Languages and Cultures, 2012
This paper reports on a corpus-based method used to compare translated and non-translated English texts, more specifically with respect to how extensively they use verbs expressing manner of motion. On the basis of the well-known typological distinction between verb-framed and satellite-framed languages, it is hypothesized that English translations ...
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Manner of motion and directional verbs in spoken adult and child Romanian

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series IV: Philology and Cultural Studies
This paper presents the patterns of use for manner of motion and directional verbs in a corpus of oral adult-to-adult Romanian, and a longitudinal corpus of child Romanian comprising both adult-to-child and child data. In adult-to-adult speech, as well as adult-to-child speech, manner of motion verbs were much less frequently used than directional ...
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Expression of ‘Path’ with the Manner of Motion Verbs in Croatian

The conceptualization of motion at the level of a verb phrase includes several events that indicate the relationship between trajector and landmark. In this relationship, Path of motion (the direction of motion of the trajector in relation to the landmark) and Manner of motion (the way the trajector performs its motion) stand out as fundamental events.
Blagus Bartolec, Goranka, Matas Ivanković, Ivana   +1 more
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Manner of motion verbs in Italian : semantic distinctions and interlingual comparisons

2012
IACOBINI, CLAUDIO, Vergaro Carla
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With or without : asymmetries in meaning components of manner of motion verbs

With or without : asymmetries in meaning components of manner of motion verbsI explore the manner-of-motion verbs in French, exemplified by courir (run), and their possible boundary-crossing interpretation as in Jean a couru à la plage. Various authors, including (Kopecka 2009, Stosic 2009, Sarda 2019, Laporte & al.
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