Support verbs? — a couple of remarks justifying the legitimacy of the use of the term Cover Image

Verbes supports ? — quelques réflexions sur la pertinence du terme
Support verbs? — a couple of remarks justifying the legitimacy of the use of the term

Author(s): Anna Czekaj
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Support verb, predicate, argument, meaning, function, object class

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the very often discussed issue concerning the so called support verbs. Starting with one of the first definitions of support verbs, the author carries out the analsis of the evolution of the term based on the object oriented approach. The comparison to the logical approach proposed by Stanisław Karolak is also conducted. The analysis of the chosen examples makes the author to give some thought to the legitimacy of the use of the term “support verb” in some cases.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 7-15
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: French