Feel and have a feel: perceptions and emotions represented

This paper analyzes the verb feel in its use as a copula and the substantive feel in the phrases X HAVE a(n) ADJECTIVE feel and X HAVE a(n) ADJECTIVE feel to it when the grammatical subject designates a non-animated entity. Those constructions, which are connected with perceptions and emotions, have...

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Main Author: Stéphanie Béligon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2019-03-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/lexis/2797