Phy-inside-psych adjectives
Résumé
Object Experiencer verbs (ObjExpVs), like amuse, are causative predicates formed on a V naming an emotion (Ruwet 1991, Pesetsky 1995), here amusement. Others are physical verbs with a metaphoric meaning, like touch, naming the sensation produced by a psychological cause through the similarity with the physical action. but in reality no physical effect takes place. Both types of ObjExpVs can form Ving adjectives in English and Vant adjectives in French, such as amusing/amusant and touching/touchant. Conversely, there are certain Ving/ant adjectives that have an ObjExp reading without originating from a psych verb, such as jaw-dropping 'surprising' in English and marrant 'amusing' in French. It is a fact of human nature that emotions trigger certain physical effects. The verbs of such adjectives name the real physical effect of the psych cause. This article claims that, provided that the individual grammatical conditions of the language are respected, the language can display grammatical constructs of that form, namely, a psych construct with an embedded V naming the physical effect triggered by the psych cause, a phy-inside-psych construct.
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Contrary to adjectives like amusing and touching, certain Ving/ant adjectives have a psych reading without originating from a psych verb, such as jaw-dropping 'surprising' in English and marrant 'amusing' in French. It is a fact that emotions trigger certain characteristic physical effects. The verbs of such adjectives name that physical effect. This article claims that languages can, provided that independent grammatical conditions are respected, display constructs of that phy-inside-psych form, namely, a psych construct with an embedded V naming the physical effect triggered by the psych cause. This articles deals with such adjectives in two different languages, showing similarities and differences due to their particular grammar, and it offers an original analysis of effing adjectives along those lines.
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Contrary to adjectives like amusing and touching, certain Ving/ant adjectives have a psych reading without originating from a psych verb, such as jaw-dropping 'surprising' in English and marrant 'amusing' in French. It is a fact that emotions trigger certain characteristic physical effects. The verbs of such adjectives name that physical effect. This article claims that languages can, provided that independent grammatical conditions are respected, display constructs of that phy-inside-psych form, namely, a psych construct with an embedded V naming the physical effect triggered by the psych cause. This articles deals with such adjectives in two different languages, showing similarities and differences due to their particular grammar, and it offers an original analysis of effing adjectives along those lines.
Contrairement aux adjectifs comme amusing et touching, certains adjectifs en ing/ant sont psychologiques sans être dérivés d'une base verbale psy, comme jaw-dropping 'surprenant' et marrant. Il est un fait que les émotions déclenchent des réactions physiques, et les verbes de ces adjectifs nomment ces réactions. Le présent article asserte que, toutes choses égales par ailleurs, les langues peuvent avoir des constructions de ce type, c'est-à-dire un objet formel à lecture psy enchâssant un V nommant la réaction physique à la cause psy : une construction phy-dans-psy. L'article traite d'adjectifs de cette forme dans deux langues différentes, qui montrent des similitudes et des différences en fonction de leurs grammaires individuelles, et il propose une analyse originale des adjectifs comme f…ing en anglais selon cette voie.
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