Comparative Concept: body position event (sem) / predicate (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
body position event (sem) / predicate (cxn)
| Typ | meaning (def) construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | body position event/predicate • body position • posture event/predicate • maintain position event/predicate • locative stative event/predicate • locative stative • maintain position • posture |
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| Spraakbanken | body position event (sem) / predicate (cxn) |
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Definition
the event class of maintaining a particular body posture or position; and the predicates that express events in this class. Example: standing is a body position event, and stand is a body position predicate. (Section 6.3.3)