Mojedano Batel, Andrea (2024). Diachronic Change in Spanish ‘Liking’ Constructions: A Case of Analogical Extension Through a Multiplicity of Source Constructions. Journal of Historical Linguistics , (In Press)
Abstract
Analyzing quantitative corpus data from the 13th to the 19th centuries, this study applies a usage-based construction grammar approach and an onomasiological approach to the examination of change in argument structure in Spanish verbs of ‘liking,’ focusing on the verb gustar ‘to like.’ This verb went from having a nominative experiencer to having a dative one. I highlight how the semantic properties of the stimuli of ‘liking’ verbs helped determine the linguistic encoding of the arguments of ‘liking’ constructions. Further, I argue that a key cause in the change in argument structure of gustar was the analogical extension of the dative-experiencer pattern via a multiplicity of source constructions. This study is the first to consider (a) the verb forms pagarse, ser gusto, and dar gusto and (b) onomasiological profiles for the concept of ‘liking,’ regarding the change in argument structure of gustar. Results shed light on cross-linguistic variation in argument structures and extend scholarship on the issue of word order in psych-verb constructions.
Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics College of Business and Social Sciences Aston University (General) |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | argument structure,analogical extension,construction grammar,psych-verbs,Spanish,syntax-semantics interface,Linguistics and Language |
Publication ISSN: | 2210-2116 |
Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2025 11:05 |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2025 16:31 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2024-10-07 |
Accepted Date: | 2024-10-07 |
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Mojedano Batel, Andrea
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