Comparative Concept: attending event (sem) / verb (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
attending event (sem) / verb (cxn)
| Typ | meaning (def) construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | attending event/verb • attending |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | attending event (sem) / verb (cxn) |
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Hierarchy
Definition
an experiential event which describes the experiencer directing her/his attention to the stimulus; and a verb that expresses such an event. Example: I am looking at the sandhill crane is an instance of an attending event, and look (at) is an attending verb. (Section 7.4)