Putting order into literal and figurative uses of verbs: "Romper" as a case study
This paper argues in favor of the hypothesis that the so-called figurative and literal meanings of verbs share a common core meaning that constitutes the semantic base of verbs across contexts. I argue for an underspecification model of the lexicon and take the Spanish change of state verb romper ‘b...
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| Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Borealis: An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/septentrio/index.php/borealis/article/view/2341 |