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- Title
The relation between iconicity and subjectification in Portuguese complementation: Complements of perception and causation verbs.
- Authors
Vesterinen, Rainer
- Abstract
The present paper examines the variation between finite and infinitive complements of the Portuguese perception/causation verbs ver (‘see’), ouvir (‘hear’), sentir (‘feel’), deixar (‘let’) and fazer (‘make’) from a cognitive grammar perspective. It is argued that the distribution of the structures + can be explained by iconicity and subjectification. The hypothesis is put forward that the structure + designates direct physical perception, while the structure + designates an inferential relation between the main verb and the complement event. In addition, the structure + designates direct causation, whereas + designates an indirect causation with inferential features. Further, it is claimed that the inferential and conceptually more complex character found in the structure + represents a prime example of subjectification. Being so, it is argued that Portuguese complementation provides a remarkable connection between iconicity and subjectification.
- Subjects
ICONICITY (Linguistics); PORTUGUESE language; VERBS; FINITENESS (Linguistics); SEE (The English word); THEORY (Philosophy); HYPOTHESIS; EXPLANATION; CAUSATION (Philosophy); GRAMMAR
- Publication
Cognitive Linguistics, 2010, Vol 21, Issue 3, p573
- ISSN
0936-5907
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/COGL.2010.019