Many attempts have been made to discover some systematicity in the semantics of phrasal verbs. However, most research has investigated the semantics of particles exclusively; no study has examined how the multiple meanings of the verb also contribute to the meanings of phrasal verbs. The current corpus-based (COCA) study advances the research on phrasal verbs by examining the interaction of the...

This study aims to investigate the semantic and syntactic features of verbs used in the introduction section of Applied Linguistics research articles published in Iranian and international journals. A corpus of 20 research article introductions (10 from each journal) was used. The corpus was analysed for the syntactic features (tense, aspect and voice) and semantic meaning of verbs. The finding...

In this paper, we argue that contemporary approaches of constructionalist syntax in which there is no generative lexicon provide an interface between formal and conceptual semantics with which the gap between formal and conceptual semantics can be bridged. We introduce the framework with the discussion of formal and conceptual aspects of meaning in German spatial denominal prefixand particle ve...

Abstract This study investigates the use of progressives with mental verbs in courtroom talk and shows a range subjective meanings which are not delivered by simple form. Looking at data from British libel trial, it explores patterned co-occurrences first-person subjects vs. second- third-person subjects, revealing both emphatic, polite interpretative uses analyzed items. In addition, context-s...

ion over y and s yields (17) einlaufen: λy .λs.Ez (MOVE(y) & BECOME(LOC(y,INT[z])))(s) The existentially bound variable z represents the denotation of das Stadion in (18) die Athleten liefen in das Stadion ein the athletes ran into the stadium [ein] The theory is silent about how this identification comes about, but this might come out straightforwardly: ein saturates an argument position and t...

Athapaskan languages comprise one of the largest, most geographically distributed, and most culturally diverse families in North America. Nevertheless, each daughter language features a set of classificatory verb stems which, semantically, focus less on signaling a relational predication than on some physical attribute of a prominent relational participant. Consequently, most consumption expres...

The duration of postictal language dysfunction following a temporal lobe complex partial seizure (TLCPS) is longer when the seizure originates in the dominant hemisphere. However, the effects of older age and the presence of a structural lesion ipsilateral to the area of origin of the seizure remain unknown. Postictal language delay (PILD) was analyzed in relation to age and presence of a struc...

This paper deals with the translation of English past progressive into Arabic by examining both theoretical and textual considerations. First, it shows how aspect formally corresponds to auxiliary verb كان ‘was’ plus simple present (SP) form or active particle (AP) form. Second, is argued that choice between SP AP subject several grammatical semantic constraints on verbs: [+/- transitive], teli...

Neuropsychological evidence regarding grammatical category suggests that deficits affecting verbs tend to localize differently from those affecting nouns, but previous functional imaging studies on healthy subjects fail to show consistent results that correspond to the clinical dissociation. In the current imaging study, we addressed this issue by manipulating not only the grammatical category ...

Abstract. Verbs may be attributed to higher agency than other grammatical categories. In Study 1, we confirmed this hypothesis with archival datasets comprising verbs ( N = 950) and adjectives 2115). We then investigated whether (vs. adjectives) increase message effectiveness. three experiments presenting potential NGOs (Studies 2 3) or corporate campaigns (Study 4) in verb adjective form, demo...