The paper accounts for a specific case of spatial representation as it emerges when translating instances of motion through space from a satellite-framed language (English) into a verb-framed language (Italian). To a large extent, English adheres to the typological conflation characteristic of Germanic languages, which conflate motion and manner into the finite verb; whereas Italian adheres to the typological conflation of Romance languages, which conflate motion and path into the finite verb and encode manner into a gerund.
On the linguistic representation of space: a contrastive analysis of path conformation
BAICCHI, ANNALISA
2007-01-01
Abstract
The paper accounts for a specific case of spatial representation as it emerges when translating instances of motion through space from a satellite-framed language (English) into a verb-framed language (Italian). To a large extent, English adheres to the typological conflation characteristic of Germanic languages, which conflate motion and manner into the finite verb; whereas Italian adheres to the typological conflation of Romance languages, which conflate motion and path into the finite verb and encode manner into a gerund.File in questo prodotto:
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