Accounting for the constructional behavior of "Fetch", "Find", "Gather" and "Reach"
ISSN: 0211-5913
Year of publication: 2012
Issue: 64
Pages: 161-176
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses
Abstract
This article aims to shed light on the different kinds of constructional realization for the verbs “fetch,” “find,” “gather” and “reach” by contrasting them with “bring,” “search,” “collect,” and “extend” respectively in the ditransitive and the dative constructions. To this end, I will make use of Levin’s lexical semantics and the explanatory tools developed by the Lexical Constructional Model (henceforth LCM), as proposed by Ruiz de Mendoza and Mairal (“Levels”; “Constraints”). The LCM has developed a set of internal and external constraints that define the conditions for lexical-constructional integration or subsumption