Typologies of Lexicalization Patterns and Event Integration:Clarifications and Reformulations
Year: 2003
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: One of the most influential works in semantics in recent years is Leonard Talmy’s crosslinguistic typologies of lexicalization patterns (Talmy (1975, 1985)) and event integration (Talmy (1991)), especially as they relate to the description of a motion event. Talmy’s work, however, has been interpreted in a few different ways. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the differences in such interpretations and argue that the different interpretations in fact point to distinct phenomena. A modification of Talmy’s typology is also proposed. 1. Talmy’s Typologies 1.1. Lexicalization Patterns Talmy (1985) deals with the relationship between meaning and surface expression: how semantic elements can be expressed in surface elements. He considers, among other things, the semantics of motion verbs in this respect. His notion of motion includes both movement as in (1a) and location as in (1b). (1) a. The bottle floated into the cave. b. The pencil lay on the table.
Author: Yo Matsumoto
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2909975211