Chapter 8. Variable type framing in Spanish constructions of directed motion
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Johan Pedersen
Abstract
Spanish constructions of telic motion with manner verbs are somewhat problematic for the Talmian typology, while also posing a challenge for constructionist frameworks anchored in English grammar. In response to Talmy (2000), Aske (1989), Morimoto (2008), and Beavers et al. (2010) among others, I demonstrate in this article that this construction type tends to be acceptable whenever the lexical meaning of the verb implies an element of directed motion. Drawing on Goldberg (2006) and Pedersen (2009, 2013), I suggest that schematicity is a typological parameter, and, more specifically, that the term variable type framing may accommodate the case of variation under scrutiny here.
Abstract
Spanish constructions of telic motion with manner verbs are somewhat problematic for the Talmian typology, while also posing a challenge for constructionist frameworks anchored in English grammar. In response to Talmy (2000), Aske (1989), Morimoto (2008), and Beavers et al. (2010) among others, I demonstrate in this article that this construction type tends to be acceptable whenever the lexical meaning of the verb implies an element of directed motion. Drawing on Goldberg (2006) and Pedersen (2009, 2013), I suggest that schematicity is a typological parameter, and, more specifically, that the term variable type framing may accommodate the case of variation under scrutiny here.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Chapter 1. Applying constructional concepts to Romance languages 1
- Chapter 2. The role of constructional meanings in novel verb-noun compounds in Spanish 37
- Chapter 3. From lexicalization to constructional generalizations 79
- Chapter 4. A constructional corpus-based approach to ‘weak’ verbs in French 113
- Chapter 5. The Narrative Infinitive Construction in French and Latin 139
- Chapter 6. Bringing together fragments and constructions 181
- Chapter 7. A Romance perspective on gapping constructions 227
- Chapter 8. Variable type framing in Spanish constructions of directed motion 269
- Author index 305
- Construction index 309
- Language index 311
- Subject index 313
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Chapter 1. Applying constructional concepts to Romance languages 1
- Chapter 2. The role of constructional meanings in novel verb-noun compounds in Spanish 37
- Chapter 3. From lexicalization to constructional generalizations 79
- Chapter 4. A constructional corpus-based approach to ‘weak’ verbs in French 113
- Chapter 5. The Narrative Infinitive Construction in French and Latin 139
- Chapter 6. Bringing together fragments and constructions 181
- Chapter 7. A Romance perspective on gapping constructions 227
- Chapter 8. Variable type framing in Spanish constructions of directed motion 269
- Author index 305
- Construction index 309
- Language index 311
- Subject index 313
