Phy-inside-psych adjectives

Contrary to adjectives like amusing and touching, certain Ving/ant adjectives have a psych reading without originating from a psych verb, such as jaw-dropping 'surprising' in English and marrant 'amusing' in French. It is a fact that emotions trigger certain characteristic physic...

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Main Author: Isabelle Haïk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO 2020-11-01
Series:Corela
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/corela/12723