Metaphor and metonymy do not render coercion superfluous: Evidence from the subjective-transitive construction

Gonzálvez-García, Francisco

doi:10.1515/ling.2011.037

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“…Subsumption is defined as a constrained process or a gradual meaning production mechanism consisting of the incorporation of lower levels of semantic structure into higher levels of “syntactically‐oriented” structure (2009:16). Hence, the authors, following Goldberg (1995, 2006) and Ruiz de Mendoza & Díez (2003), defend the existence of a general principle of conceptual interaction in which higher‐level patterns incorporate lower‐level ones, which serves to account for constructional templates interacting in constrained ways – “coercion”, i.e., the resolution of a conflict between lexical and constructional denotata (Gonzálvez 2011, 2020: 159; Michaelis 2011). This alludes to Michaelis' (2003) Override Principle, which states that the meaning of a lexical unit conforms to the meaning of the construction in which it is embedded.…”

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Why in Spanish “Nos Ponemos Contentos” But not “Satisfechos”: A Cognitive‐Linguistic Review of The “Change‐of‐State Verb Ponerse + Adjective” Construction^*

Martín‐Gascón

2022

Studia Linguistica

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Constructionist approaches to language have often viewed metaphors and metonymies either as motivating factors or constraints on lexical‐constructional integration (Goldberg 1995, 2006; the Lexical‐Constructional Model: Butler & Gonzálvez 2014, Gonzálvez 2020, Ruiz de Mendoza & Mairal 2008, Ruiz de Mendoza & Galera 2014). In a similar spirit, the present article provides a detailed study of the role of metaphor in the analysis of the Spanish resultative change‐of‐state construction “ponerse (‘put CL’) + adjective” by examining a list of metaphorical motion constructions of this kind, which are frequent in everyday language when describing temporary arousal states. By paying special attention to constraints in its lexical and constructional structure, we aim to examine whether the metaphor a change of temporary state is a change of temporary location is attested in this type of construction in the Spanish language (i.e., whether it plays a role and, if so, of what kind). It is presumed that the metaphors under analysis in connection to “ponerse + adjective” constructions systematically motivate the meaning of this change‐of‐state verb in Spanish when coappearing with an evaluative adjective, as long as the fact that the latter profiles a normally temporary (short duration) arousal state.

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Why in Spanish “Nos Ponemos Contentos” But not “Satisfechos”: A Cognitive‐Linguistic Review of The “Change‐of‐State Verb Ponerse + Adjective” Construction^*

Martín‐Gascón

2022

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“…Gonzálvez- García (2009García ( , 2011 contends that depictive secondary predication instances in Spanish can be taken to form a family of subjective-transitive constructions. Thus, the general constructional meaning X (NP 1 ) EXPRESSES A DIRECT/PERSONAL/ FORCEFUL INVOLVEMENT OVER Y (NP 2 XPCOMP) of the NP 1 V NP 2 XCOMP frame is further elaborated by the lexical semantics of each verb class.…”

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Items and Generalizations: Evidence from <i>Decir</i> within the Family of Subjective-Transitive Constructions in Spanish

Gonzálvez-García¹

2015

Journal of Social Sciences

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This paper explores the existence of a continuum between regular, productive, conventional configurations and fixed, idiosyncratic and novel configurations within the full gamut of instances of secondary predication with decir ('say') and verba dicendi in present-day Spanish. Drawing on Cognitive Construction Grammar, it is argued that instances of the secondary predication with these verbs can be aptly regarded as forming part of the family of subjective-transitive constructions. Specifically, schematic configurations involving decir and other verba dicendi are shown to be instances of the denominative subjective-transitive construction. Configurations of this kind interact with partially filled in instances of secondary predication involving coercion via a reflexive pronoun in the postverbal NP slot as well as coercion in combination with an imperative form. This continuum is even more clearly observable in the case of configurations involving the reflex passive clitic se, giving rise to a threepoint cline between (i) non-gramaticalized (compositional) configurations with an active counterpart, (ii) non-grammaticalized constructions without an active counterpart and (iii) grammaticalized (non-compositional) configurations without an active counterpart. At a higher level of delicacy, it is shown that lo que se dice XPCOMP construction, understood as the result of incipient grammaticalization, may function as a focusing/emphasizer subjunct or as a summative conjunct in present-day Spanish. One of the broad-scale generalizations emerging from this study is that the XPCOMP must lend itself to a subjective, evaluative construal on the part of the subject/speaker. All the instances of the subjective-transitive construction surveyed here impose this restriction on the XPCOMP. However, the lo que se dice XPCOMP construction functioning as a emphasizer/focusing subjunct also allows a more disparate range of non-evaluative XPCOMPs. A default inheritance system of the type invoked in Cognitive Construction Grammar is shown to capture the commonalities as well as the idiosyncratic particulars of this family of constructions and can thus be informally used to optimize the input for the instruction of grammar in the advanced Spanish L2 class.

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“…entrenched formmeaning pairings of whatever complexity at any descriptive level. For example, Gonzálvez-García (2009;2012) has used the notion of family resemblance to carry out a detailed analysis of object-related depictives involving verba cogitandi (e.g. I find her so sweet, He considers you a friend, We all thought him dead), Goldberg and Jackendoff (2004) for the many kinds of resultative constructions (e.g.…”

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Complementary alternation discourse constructions in English: A preliminary study

Erviti

2015

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<p>This paper examines the essential features of a group of constructions that belong to the family of complementary alternation discourse constructions in English. In this group of constructions, X and Y are two situations such that Y is less likely (or more likely) to happen than X. Each member of this group (X Let Alone Y, X Much Less Y, X Never Mind Y, X Not To Mention Y, Not X Nor Y, X Still Less Y, Not X Not Even Y, and X To Say Nothing of Y) introduces subtle changes in focal structure, resulting in changes on the overall coherence of the text. Based on these theoretical explanations, the paper specifies the conditions for the use of one connector with preference over the others. Finally, the paper argues that in these constructions we find two types of cognitive operations at work: simple cognitive operations (negative addition and/or re-association) and operation amalgams, which combine different cognitive operations.</p>

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Metaphor and metonymy do not render coercion superfluous: Evidence from the subjective-transitive construction

Cited by 41 publications

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Why in Spanish “Nos Ponemos Contentos” But not “Satisfechos”: A Cognitive‐Linguistic Review of The “Change‐of‐State Verb Ponerse + Adjective” Construction^*

Why in Spanish “Nos Ponemos Contentos” But not “Satisfechos”: A Cognitive‐Linguistic Review of The “Change‐of‐State Verb Ponerse + Adjective” Construction^*

Items and Generalizations: Evidence from <i>Decir</i> within the Family of Subjective-Transitive Constructions in Spanish

Complementary alternation discourse constructions in English: A preliminary study

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Metaphor and metonymy do not render coercion superfluous: Evidence from the subjective-transitive construction

Cited by 41 publications

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Why in Spanish “Nos Ponemos Contentos” But not “Satisfechos”: A Cognitive‐Linguistic Review of The “Change‐of‐State Verb Ponerse + Adjective” Construction*

Why in Spanish “Nos Ponemos Contentos” But not “Satisfechos”: A Cognitive‐Linguistic Review of The “Change‐of‐State Verb Ponerse + Adjective” Construction*

Items and Generalizations: Evidence from <i>Decir</i> within the Family of Subjective-Transitive Constructions in Spanish

Complementary alternation discourse constructions in English: A preliminary study

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Why in Spanish “Nos Ponemos Contentos” But not “Satisfechos”: A Cognitive‐Linguistic Review of The “Change‐of‐State Verb Ponerse + Adjective” Construction^*

Why in Spanish “Nos Ponemos Contentos” But not “Satisfechos”: A Cognitive‐Linguistic Review of The “Change‐of‐State Verb Ponerse + Adjective” Construction^*