Null se constructions in Brazilian and European Portuguese: Morphosyntactic deletion or emergence of new constructions?

IF 1.8 1区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Augusto Soares da Silva, Susana Afonso, Dafne Palú, Karlien Franco
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Abstract

Abstract Se constructions designate a set of polysemous constructions along a transitivity continuum marked by the clitic se that perform various functions: reflexive/reciprocal, middle, anticausative, passive, and impersonal. A counterpart of these constructions without the clitic – the null se construction – is also attested. Based on an extensive usage-feature and profile-based analysis, and using multivariate statistical methods, we analyze, considering Cognitive Grammar, the conceptual, structural, and lectal factors that determine the choice between overt and null se constructions. The results of the study show that the null constructions are far more frequent in Brazilian (BP) than in European Portuguese (EP). In BP, the focus on the moment of change is a crucial factor for the overt/null variation in reflexive/reciprocal, middle, anticausative, and impersonal constructions. If the moment of the change of state is profiled, the overt se construction is usually produced. If the moment of change is not profiled, the null se construction is preferred. External factors also play a role in the variation. Register is an important predictor for the observed variation of the anticausative construction, and the only predictor for the overt/null variation in the case of the passive construction. In EP, the null se variant is mainly limited to anticausative constructions. In all cases of null constructions, there is a shift to an absolute construal, which has an impact on the way that the transitivity continuum is conceptualized.
巴西和欧洲葡萄牙语中的空se结构:形态句法缺失还是新结构的出现?
抽象Se结构指定了一组沿着及物性连续体的多义结构,这些结构以clitic Se为标志,执行各种功能:反身/反身、中间、反言、被动和非人称。这些结构的一个没有派系的对应物——空se结构——也得到了证明。基于广泛的用法特征和基于轮廓的分析,并使用多元统计方法,我们分析了决定显性和非显性结构之间选择的概念、结构和选择因素,并考虑了认知语法。研究结果表明,零结构在巴西语(BP)中的频率远高于欧洲葡萄牙语(EP)。在BP中,对变化时刻的关注是反身/反身、中间、反言和非人称结构中显性/无效变化的关键因素。如果描述了状态变化的时刻,通常会产生明显的se结构。如果没有对变化时刻进行分析,则首选null se构造。外部因素也在变化中发挥作用。寄存器是观察到的反因果结构变化的重要预测因子,也是被动结构中显性/无效变化的唯一预测因子。在EP中,空se变体主要局限于反因果结构。在所有零结构的情况下,都会向绝对构念转变,这对传递连续体的概念化方式产生了影响。
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期刊介绍: Cognitive Linguistics presents a forum for linguistic research of all kinds on the interaction between language and cognition. The journal focuses on language as an instrument for organizing, processing and conveying information. Cognitive Linguistics is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope and seeks to publish only works that represent a significant advancement to the theory or methods of cognitive linguistics, or that present an unknown or understudied phenomenon. Topics the structural characteristics of natural language categorization (such as prototypicality, cognitive models, metaphor, and imagery); the functional principles of linguistic organization, as illustrated by iconicity; the conceptual interface between syntax and semantics; the experiential background of language-in-use, including the cultural background; the relationship between language and thought, including matters of universality and language specificity.
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