Published: 2022-12-22

Light verb constructions in Spanish and in Italian: lexical and morphosyntactic asymmetries

Letizia D'Andrea Logo ORCID

asimetrías léxicas y morfosintácticas

Abstract

Light verb constructions (LVCs) permeate the oral and written productions of native (and non-native) speakers of typologically different languages (e.g., Indo-European, Afro-Asiatic, and Sino-Tibetan languages, among others). From a cross-linguistic perspective, LVCs share basic combinatory and predicative features. However, semantic and morphosyntactic contrasts are visible even in closely related languages such as Spanish and Italian. Therefore, this paper aims to show some of the most significant asymmetries existing between Peninsular Spanish light verb constructions and their equivalent forms in Italian. The ultimate goal of this research is to highlight some of the systematic contrasts that affect specific semantic classes.

Citation rules

D'Andrea, L. (2022). Light verb constructions in Spanish and in Italian: lexical and morphosyntactic asymmetries: asimetrías léxicas y morfosintácticas. Neophilologica, 34, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.31261/NEO.2022.34.07

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Vol. 34 (2022)
Published: 2022-12-31


ISSN: 0208-5550
eISSN: 2353-088X
Ikona DOI 10.31261/NEO

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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