The predicative adjective and its propositional arguments
A lexicon-grammar classification
The purpose of this paper is to classify Italian adjectives that have the predicative function and accept a
complement clause (
Ch F) or an infinitive (
V-inf) in
N0
or
N1
. For the formation of the word list, we have used electronic dictionaries from the “DELA”
system in use in the Department of Communication Sciences at the University of Salerno (now Department of Political and
Communication Sciences) and De Mauro Dictionaries (
2000a and
2000b).
34,132 adjectives of the Nooj list have been examined. The acquired data have been subjected to further
verifications in order to obtain the adjectives responding to the basic theoretical hypothesis. The adjectives have been
classified according to the principles of Lexicon-Grammar methodology as developed by Maurice Gross (
1975,
1981 and further). The result was a list of 1,732
entries relating to 1,619 adjectives classified in 10 classes.
Article outline
- 1.The arguments of the predicative adjective
- 2.The construction SN essere Agg
- 3.Classification
- 4.
Ch F and V-inf as a propositional subject of the predicative adjective
- 4.1Ap1a = N0 V → (Ch F + V-inf)0 essere Agg
- 4.2Ap1b = N0 V → Ch F0 essere Agg
- 4.3Ap1c = N0 V → V-inf0 essere Agg
- 4.4Ap2 = N0 V Prep N1 → (Ch F + V-inf)0 essere Agg Prep N1
- 5.The structure N0 essere Agg (E + Prep) N1
- 5.1Ap3 = N0 V Prep N1 → Num0 essere Agg ((del fatto) Ch F + di V-inf)1
- 5.2Ap4 = N0 V Prep N1 → (Num + N-um)0 essere Agg a (Ch F + V-inf)1
- 5.3Ap5 = N0 V Prep N1 → ((Il fatto) Ch F + V-inf)0 essere Agg (simm) Prep ((Il fatto) Ch F + V-inf)1
- 5.4Ap6 = N0 V Prep N1 → (Num + N-um + il fatto (Ch F + di V-inf))0 essere Agg Prep il fatto (Ch F + di V-inf)1
- 6.ApFI - Definitional structures of indirect interrogative clauses
- 7.A short final note
- Notes
-
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