The French aller + infinitive construction in instructive discourses: New insights from video cooking shows
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Katrin Pfadenhauer
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the use of the French go + infinitive construction (aller + infinitive) in the specific discourse type of video cooking shows. After a brief introduction and some preliminary theoretical considerations, we will focus on its pragmatic and discursive values. The study aims to show that the French aller + infinitive construction can also take on a sequentialising function in particular discursive contexts. We can assume that this value arises not so much from the temporal reading of the periphrasis (expressing future time reference) but instead can be explained by the semantics of motion inherent in the verb aller.
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the use of the French go + infinitive construction (aller + infinitive) in the specific discourse type of video cooking shows. After a brief introduction and some preliminary theoretical considerations, we will focus on its pragmatic and discursive values. The study aims to show that the French aller + infinitive construction can also take on a sequentialising function in particular discursive contexts. We can assume that this value arises not so much from the temporal reading of the periphrasis (expressing future time reference) but instead can be explained by the semantics of motion inherent in the verb aller.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Romance motion verbs in language change: New approaches and challenges 1
- Motion verbs in Romanian: Language contact and language renewal 23
- Where can we go with [aller/alé ‘go’ + verb] in hexagonal French, French spoken in Gabon and Guianese French Creole? 47
- A diachronic corpus study on the productivity of the French verb-serializing analytic [motion verb + main verb] pattern 85
- The French aller + infinitive construction in instructive discourses: New insights from video cooking shows 107
- “Andiamo a utilizzare il futuro analitico”: On the use of an unused form 135
- Pragmatic profile of a marginalised verbal periphrasis: Functional insights in the use of the Italian verbal periphrasis andare a + infinito in political discourses 157
- Semantic bleaching as an indicator of degrees of periphrasticity: An experimental approach 179
- The category of throw verbs as productive source of the Spanish inchoative construction 213
- (Anti-)Grammaticalization paths of Spanish venir ‘to come’ + past participle 241
- Venir + participle in Spanish: Semantic bleaching or meaning elaboration? 269
- Va y dice & Co.: Motion verbs as quotatives 287
- Going to surprise: The grammaticalization of itive as mirative 311
- Index 347
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Romance motion verbs in language change: New approaches and challenges 1
- Motion verbs in Romanian: Language contact and language renewal 23
- Where can we go with [aller/alé ‘go’ + verb] in hexagonal French, French spoken in Gabon and Guianese French Creole? 47
- A diachronic corpus study on the productivity of the French verb-serializing analytic [motion verb + main verb] pattern 85
- The French aller + infinitive construction in instructive discourses: New insights from video cooking shows 107
- “Andiamo a utilizzare il futuro analitico”: On the use of an unused form 135
- Pragmatic profile of a marginalised verbal periphrasis: Functional insights in the use of the Italian verbal periphrasis andare a + infinito in political discourses 157
- Semantic bleaching as an indicator of degrees of periphrasticity: An experimental approach 179
- The category of throw verbs as productive source of the Spanish inchoative construction 213
- (Anti-)Grammaticalization paths of Spanish venir ‘to come’ + past participle 241
- Venir + participle in Spanish: Semantic bleaching or meaning elaboration? 269
- Va y dice & Co.: Motion verbs as quotatives 287
- Going to surprise: The grammaticalization of itive as mirative 311
- Index 347
