Argument realisation in complex predicates and complex events. B. Nolan y E. Diedrichsen (eds). Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2017
This paper examines the syntax and semantics of sentir 'to feel'. In use, sentir takes different ... more This paper examines the syntax and semantics of sentir 'to feel'. In use, sentir takes different complement types with corresponding differences in meaning. Syntactically, sentir takes nouns, adjectives, past participles, and clauses. Semantically, it conveys physical, emotional and cognitive senses, as well as attitude and judgment meanings. We propose that nominal complements correlate with an unmediated physical and emotional perception of an object, while syntactic complements report a thought or opinion towards a proposition. Interestingly, adjectives and past participles describe the state, quality, or property of the perceived object; here, sentir(se) behaves as a pseudo-copulative verb taking a second predicate as a complement.
The aim of this paper is to contribute to the contrastive study of the polysemy of perception ver... more The aim of this paper is to contribute to the contrastive study of the polysemy of perception verbs. However, unlike previous studies that focused mainly on the so-called ‘prototypical’ visual ('ver', 'mirar') and auditory ('oír', 'escuchar') perception verbs, the present study focuses on the ‘inferior’ verb sentir. Moreover, instead of comparing the polysemy of the verb in several (cognate) languages, the originality of the present study lies in its essential focus on two dialectical variants of the same language, namely the peninsular and the Mexican variant of Spanish. It is shown how even one single verb in the same language but in different dialects presents interesting divergent patterns both on the semantic and the syntactic level, which in turn foster divergent pragmatic uses.
Argument realisation in complex predicates and complex events. B. Nolan y E. Diedrichsen (eds). Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2017
This paper examines the syntax and semantics of sentir 'to feel'. In use, sentir takes different ... more This paper examines the syntax and semantics of sentir 'to feel'. In use, sentir takes different complement types with corresponding differences in meaning. Syntactically, sentir takes nouns, adjectives, past participles, and clauses. Semantically, it conveys physical, emotional and cognitive senses, as well as attitude and judgment meanings. We propose that nominal complements correlate with an unmediated physical and emotional perception of an object, while syntactic complements report a thought or opinion towards a proposition. Interestingly, adjectives and past participles describe the state, quality, or property of the perceived object; here, sentir(se) behaves as a pseudo-copulative verb taking a second predicate as a complement.
The aim of this paper is to contribute to the contrastive study of the polysemy of perception ver... more The aim of this paper is to contribute to the contrastive study of the polysemy of perception verbs. However, unlike previous studies that focused mainly on the so-called ‘prototypical’ visual ('ver', 'mirar') and auditory ('oír', 'escuchar') perception verbs, the present study focuses on the ‘inferior’ verb sentir. Moreover, instead of comparing the polysemy of the verb in several (cognate) languages, the originality of the present study lies in its essential focus on two dialectical variants of the same language, namely the peninsular and the Mexican variant of Spanish. It is shown how even one single verb in the same language but in different dialects presents interesting divergent patterns both on the semantic and the syntactic level, which in turn foster divergent pragmatic uses.
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