Telic motion constructions in French and the notion of tendentiality

IF 1.1 3区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Michel Aurnague
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Abstract

It has been regularly maintained that, while widespread in satellite-framed languages, constructions that associate an atelic verb of manner of motion with a spatial prepositional phrase (PP) to denote a telic motion are very rare in verb-framed languages. Yet, in French, these constructions are not as marginal as usually claimed especially as they involve an atelic vs. telic contrast, beyond the mere manner vs. path opposition. After a preliminary delimitation of the constructions studied and a brief presentation of the theoretical framework, this contribution checks the specific meaning properties of French atelic motion verbs that appear in telic motion constructions, using attested data. Cotextual, contextual and pragmatic parameters of the constructions are similarly highlighted by the qualitative analysis carried out. The paper also examines how the telic interpretation arises from the interplay of “tendential” verbs and spatial prepositions/PPs. This study completes a previous analysis by the author on various points, providing an in-depth delineation of the phenomenon at stake and its underpinnings, and focusing on several verbs and verbal locutions that, for different reasons, depart from the criteria identified (e.g., aller ‘to go’, se déplacer ‘to move (around)’, glisser sur ‘to slide on’, grimper à ‘to climb (up)’, tomber ‘to fall’).

法语中的 Telic 运动结构和倾向性概念
人们通常认为,虽然在卫星框架语言中很普遍,但在动词框架语言中,把表示运动方式的非谓语动词与表示远动的空间介词短语(PP)联系起来的结构是非常罕见的。然而,在法语中,这些结构并不像通常所说的那样边缘化,尤其是它们涉及到非谓语动词与远动动词的对比,而不仅仅是方式与路径的对立。在对所研究的结构进行初步划分并简要介绍了理论框架之后,本文将利用已考证的数据,对出现在伸缩运动结构中的法语非谓语运动动词的特定意义属性进行检验。所进行的定性分析同样强调了这些结构的同位语、语境和语用参数。本文还探讨了 "趋向 "动词和空间介词/PP 的相互作用如何产生伸缩解释。本研究对作者之前的多点分析进行了补充,对相关现象及其基础进行了深入分析,并重点关注了几个因不同原因而偏离所确定标准的动词和动词定位(例如,aller "去"、se déplacer "移动(周围)"、glisser sur "滑动"、grimper à "爬(上)"、tomber "跌倒")。
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Lingua
Lingua Multiple-
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2.50
自引率
9.10%
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93
审稿时长
24 weeks
期刊介绍: Lingua publishes papers of any length, if justified, as well as review articles surveying developments in the various fields of linguistics, and occasional discussions. A considerable number of pages in each issue are devoted to critical book reviews. Lingua also publishes Lingua Franca articles consisting of provocative exchanges expressing strong opinions on central topics in linguistics; The Decade In articles which are educational articles offering the nonspecialist linguist an overview of a given area of study; and Taking up the Gauntlet special issues composed of a set number of papers examining one set of data and exploring whose theory offers the most insight with a minimal set of assumptions and a maximum of arguments.
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