On the Class of the English Light Verb Give

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Kyung chul Chang
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제84호, 25~42쪽, 전체 18쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2015.06.01

영문 초록

The paper aims to explore the class of the English light verb give, as in She gave a sigh. Drawing on the standard and novel arguments and evidence, it is argued that the class is internally complex, assuming a structured cline. This cline is primarily divided into so-called true light verb and vague action verb types, each of which is further separated into two subtypes. These are GIVE A SIGH, GIVE X A KISS, GIVE X ADVICE, and GIVE X A DESCRIPTION (OF Y). The paper also offers a supplementary analysis of the two subtypes of the vague action verb, using the hybrid model of lexical conceptual structure and syntactic argument structure.

목차

1. Introduction

2. A Class of the Light Verb Give

3. A Previous Analysis

4. A Proposal

5. Concluding Remarks

References

키워드

light verb give structured cline true light verb vague action verb lexical conceptual structure syntactic argument structure