Lexicalization patterns in Brazilian Portuguese

Authors

  • Dorival Gonçalves Santos Filho Universidade federal de Santa Catarina
  • Heronides Maurílio de Melo Moura Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/signo.v41i71.7099

Keywords:

Lexicalization pattern. Semantics primitives. Hybrid pattern.

Abstract

Neolatin languages belong to a lexicalization pattern in which the verbal root expresses semantic primitives of MOVE and PATH, leaving MANNER or CAUSE to be expressed by an adverb or the gerund form. In German origin languages, on the contrary, verbs lexicalize the semantic primitives of MOVE, MANNER or CAUSE; as for the PATH, it is expressed by a grammatical element that is associated to the verb. Taking into consideration some of the concepts of event of move, guided by Cognitive Semantics, and an analysis of examples extracted from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings’ books, the present study aims at showing, at least, three lexicalization patterns in which Brazilian Portuguese fits in.

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Author Biographies

Dorival Gonçalves Santos Filho, Universidade federal de Santa Catarina

Graduado em Letras/Francês pela Unesp - Assis. Mestre em Linguística pela UFSC. Doutorando em linguística pela UFSC.

Heronides Maurílio de Melo Moura, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Professor titular da UFSC

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Published

2016-10-17

How to Cite

Santos Filho, D. G., & Moura, H. M. de M. (2016). Lexicalization patterns in Brazilian Portuguese. Signo, 41(71), 114-126. https://doi.org/10.17058/signo.v41i71.7099

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 71 (2016)

Section

Tema Livre

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