Argument structure and valency: the grammatical relation direct object

Argument structure and valency: the grammatical relation direct object

This paper addresses the grammatical relation direct object, with the aim of analyzing the varying discourse manifestations of this element. As a result of this analysis, it is proposed a gradient treatment of objecthood, by means of a scale which ranks the direct object according to its degree of p...

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Main Author: Maria Angélica Furtado da Cunha
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense 2006-12-01
Series:Gragoatá
Subjects:
estrutura argumental, objeto direto, tratamento escalar
Online Access:http://www.gragoata.uff.br/index.php/gragoata/article/view/304
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spelling doaj-a01343f2e6d4420890d5ef6e123bb4db2020-11-24T22:17:11ZporUniversidade Federal FluminenseGragoatá1413-90732358-41142006-12-011121273Argument structure and valency: the grammatical relation direct objectMaria Angélica Furtado da Cunha0UFRNThis paper addresses the grammatical relation direct object, with the aim of analyzing the varying discourse manifestations of this element. As a result of this analysis, it is proposed a gradient treatment of objecthood, by means of a scale which ranks the direct object according to its degree of prototipicality. The research follows a functional perspective on language study, discussing syntactic, semantic and pragmatic aspects of the direct object, and considering the syntactic properties as derived from semantic and pragmatic properties of the verb the direct object is related to. The data for this study come from eight conversational narratives, collected from Corpus Discurso & Gramática: a língua falada e escrita na cidade do Natal.http://www.gragoata.uff.br/index.php/gragoata/article/view/304estrutura argumental, objeto direto, tratamento escalar
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Argument structure and valency: the grammatical relation direct object
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estrutura argumental, objeto direto, tratamento escalar
author_facet Maria Angélica Furtado da Cunha
author_sort Maria Angélica Furtado da Cunha
title Argument structure and valency: the grammatical relation direct object
title_short Argument structure and valency: the grammatical relation direct object
title_full Argument structure and valency: the grammatical relation direct object
title_fullStr Argument structure and valency: the grammatical relation direct object
title_full_unstemmed Argument structure and valency: the grammatical relation direct object
title_sort argument structure and valency: the grammatical relation direct object
publisher Universidade Federal Fluminense
series Gragoatá
issn 1413-9073
2358-4114
publishDate 2006-12-01
description This paper addresses the grammatical relation direct object, with the aim of analyzing the varying discourse manifestations of this element. As a result of this analysis, it is proposed a gradient treatment of objecthood, by means of a scale which ranks the direct object according to its degree of prototipicality. The research follows a functional perspective on language study, discussing syntactic, semantic and pragmatic aspects of the direct object, and considering the syntactic properties as derived from semantic and pragmatic properties of the verb the direct object is related to. The data for this study come from eight conversational narratives, collected from Corpus Discurso & Gramática: a língua falada e escrita na cidade do Natal.
topic estrutura argumental, objeto direto, tratamento escalar
url http://www.gragoata.uff.br/index.php/gragoata/article/view/304
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