Abstract
After a description of the motion verbs aller and venir work, we develop a hypothesis according to which their grammaticalisation into auxiliaries relies on the spatial element that structures their shared semantics – movement towards a destination – as well as their distinctive feature: a deictic (venir) or non-deictic (aller) orientation of the movement. We test that hypothesis against an analysis of the main uses of periphrases in the [aller / venir (+prep.) + V(infinitive, gerund)] pattern.
| Translated title of the contribution | What remains of the spatial meaning of motion verbs aller and venir in their grammaticalization into modal-aspectual-temporal auxiliaries? |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 13-28 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Langue Française |
| Volume | 179 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- aller
- venir
- auxiliaire
- grammaticalisation
- déplacement
- déictique