Comparative Concept: factive event (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
factive event (sem)
| Typ | meaning (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | factive event |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | factive event (sem) |
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Definition
an event in which a positive epistemic stance is taken by the speaker toward a proposition denoted by some part of that construction. Example: It is appalling that Donald won the election – an example of a commentative - complement clause construction – is factive in that the speaker takes a positive epistemic stance toward the complement proposition that Donald won the election.