Cet obscur objet de désir : à propos de la construction want GN et de ses gloses

After reintroducing some diachronic elements about the development of the notions of desire and volition for want - a verb originally associated with an idea of deficit or lack - this paper aims to study the semantics of the want NP construction. It is proposed that the notion of deficit should be i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philippe Muller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO 2013-11-01
Series:Corela
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/corela/2997