Many verbs in the last type present the accusative-dative case alternation for the Experiencer argument, as shown in (2c). Moreover, there are reflexive psych verbs, most of which derive from ExpACC verbs with the clitic se (e.g. asustarse‘to get frightened’), as in (2d). (2) ...
This observation does not appear to us to threaten the generalization in the text that ES psych verbs are not compatible with theba-construction. ES psych verbs are overwhelmingly stative, non-telic predicates in which the object is unaffected. As we discuss below, theba-construction appears to ...
Using deadjectival psych verbs with -garu in Japanese, this study shows that agglutinative complex predicate formation is done by recursive application of Merge to roots and functional heads. This process creates a layered syntactic structure, with each
the extent that both lower-bounded TEO and TCoS predicates yielded the response compatible with a lower-bounded reading significantly more often than predicates that possess a maximum degree, supporting the distinction between lower and upper bounded items. Further, a significant effect ofverb typewas...
scratch outHe's just an ordinary guy trying to scratch out a living. see outThe manager admitted that his side lacked the concentration required to see the game out. sit outWe sat out the storm in a shelter with the park ranger and 6 other stranded campers. ...