A usage-based analysis of alternating syntactic constructions: the case of spray/load constructions and clear constructions

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  • Naoki Otani Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

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https://doi.org/10.22409/gragoata.v25i52.40815

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argument structure constructions, spray/load constructions, clear constructions, syntactic alternation, information structure, usage-based model, functional motivation

Résumé

The present paper deals with the polysemous nature of spray/load constructions and clear constructions. The verbs used in these constructions appear in an alternating syntactic pattern: the THM-object variant (e.g. He sprayed paint onto the wall) and the LOC-object variant (e.g. He sprayed the wall with paint). This paper aims to demonstrate that these syntactic alternations are functionally motivated or influenced by topics mentioned in the previous discourse context.

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Original in English.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Naoki Otani, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Associate Professor of Cognitive Linguistics at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He received his Ph.D. in Human and Environmental Studies from Kyoto University. His books and papers include A Cognitive Analysis of the Grammaticalized Functions of English Prepositions: From Spatial Senses to Grammatical and Discourse Functions (Kaitakusha, 2013) and Behavioral Profiles: A Corpus-based Perspective on Synonymy and Antonymy (co-authored with Stefan Th. Gries, ICAME 34, 2010)

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2020-09-21

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Otani, N. (2020). A usage-based analysis of alternating syntactic constructions: the case of spray/load constructions and clear constructions. Gragoatá, 25(52), 856-878. https://doi.org/10.22409/gragoata.v25i52.40815

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Vol. 25 No 52 (2020): Gramática de Construções e interfaces

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