Support verbs that are not verbs
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11320%2F26%3ACS8J9A3W" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11320/26:CS8J9A3W - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2025.101741" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2025.101741</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2025.101741" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.langsci.2025.101741</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Support verbs that are not verbs
Original language description
In support verb constructions (SVC), as have poise, the support verb is explicitly assumed to be a verb, here have. However, during the last 50 years, the notion of SVC has been extended to a large range of new cases. With this new scope, the linguistic form that plays the role of the support verb can also be an expression not classified as a verb, such as be mad with, or an adjective, e.g. 있다 issta ‘there is’ in Korean. Calling ‘support verb’ a non-verb is a terminological issue. Beyond that, this article examines the validity of extending the definition of SVCs. After surveying the linguistic forms at stake and the reactions to such extension, we focus on delimiting the historical, stricto sensu SVCs based on criteria, in a way that matches the traditional intuition. Then, for each type of linguistic form proposed as an extension, we examine how far the extension distorts this notion. We find both SVCs and extensions of SVC to be of interest in a model of syntax and the lexicon. Finally, the ‘verb’ part of speech is not essential to any of the categories, which suggests adopting the terms of ‘support construction’ and ‘extension of support construction’ instead. © 2025 The Author(s)
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)
Result continuities
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Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Language Sciences
ISSN
0388-0001
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
111
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2025
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
29
Pages from-to
101741
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105008893317