How to get linguists excited: Three patterns of light verb constructions with experiencer objects
Niklas Wiskandt
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorfhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6374-1506
Dila Turus
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorfhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7887-980X
Abstract
This paper deals with three patterns of light verb constructions with experiencer objects: in N bringen, zu N bringen, in N versetzen. The patterns have in common that they constitute a causativization of the emotional state denoted by the noun included in the construction, but they differ in aspectual properties, and in their compatibility with different nouns. On the basis of a corpus study on 60 emotion nouns, the paper characterizes groups of nouns showing the same behaviour with respect to light verb constructions, carves out properties that block the use of the light verb constructions, and puts forward suggestions on the semantics of the patterns.
Keywords:
experiencer objects, psych nouns, light verb constructions, complex predicates, corpus study
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