Thematic Relations by Mário A. Perini

Author:Mário A. Perini
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030285388
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

but rather with scales of typicality, each step being distinguished from the next in discrete ways. For instance, we saw that the preposition com “with” can express three prototypical roles, namely, Company, Instrument, and Manner. These roles are prototypical in the sense that the preposition can, in principle, convey any of them, without previous restrictions. There are restrictions, but they are governed by pragmatic conditions that are clear enough, and do not position themselves along a cline: in viajei com minha irmã “I traveled with my sister” com unambiguously introduces a Company, and in viajei com meu carro novo “I traveled with my new car” it introduces an Instrument. As seen, there is no continuum involved.

Similarly, one can say that the construction illustrated by[1]O cozinheiro esfriou o leite.“The cook cooled the milk.” (VSubj>Agent V NP>Patient)

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