Constructional spaces in contrast: Periphrastic causatives...
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Constructional spaces in contrastConstructional spaces in contrast::Periphrastic causatives in English and Periphrastic causatives in English and
Dutch Dutch
Natalia LevshinaNatalia LevshinaDirk GeeraertsDirk Geeraerts
University of LeuvenUniversity of Leuven
RU Quantitative Lexicology and Variational LinguisticsRU Quantitative Lexicology and Variational Linguistics
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Introduction
• Constructions are form-meaning pairings• Meaning is a concept
Continuum of abstractnessExemplars Prototypes
Within-construction perspective (polysemy),
e.g. Goldberg 2002; Colleman 2010
? ?
Cross-constructional perspective (synonymy),
e.g. Gries 2003; Levshina et al. In press
? ?
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Quantitative Corpus-Based Methods
Polysemy Synonymy Exemplars Prototypes
Regressing on near-synonyms ? + ? +
Collostructional Analysis + + +(?) ?
Behavioral Profiles
+ ? +
This approach + + + +
predef. senses
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Method
• set of observations (exemplars) coded for several variables
• Multiple Correspondence Analysis with supplementary points, ca package in R
• semantic space as a low-dimensional map
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Operationalization of Cxl Semantics
Exemplars Prototypes
Within-constuction perspective
distribution of exemplars on the
map
average position of all Cxl exemplars
Cross-constructional perspective
overlapping and unique areas of contrasting Cxs
difference between the positions of the
prototypes of contrasting Cxs
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e.g. Semantic Map of Stuhl and Sessel
61.2%
19.7
%
NoArmsArms
NoUpholstery
UpholsteryFabric
Leather
Metal
Paper
Plastic
Rattan
Wood
SeatHeightAdjust
SeatHeightHigh
SeatHeightNorm
SeatDepthAdjust
SeatDepthDeep
SeatDepthNorm
NotMobile
Mobile
NoSeatRecline
SeatRecline
NoBackRecline
BackRecline
FoldStack
comfortable functional
for rest
for work
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Stuhl and Sessel: Exemplars and Prototypes
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Contrastive study of English and Dutch causative constructions
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Periphrastic Causative Constructions
CAUSERCAUSATIVEAUXILIARY CAUSEE
EFFECTEDPREDICATE
The joke made the girl laugh
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English Causative Constructions
CAUSERCAUSATIVEAUXILIARY CAUSEE
EFFECTEDPREDICATE
make NP/to NP Vinf/Ved have NP/by NP/0 Vinf/Ved/Ving
get NP/by NP/0 to-Vinf/Ved/Ving cause NP to-Vinf
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Dutch Causative Constructions
CAUSERCAUSATIVEAUXILIARY CAUSEE
EFFECTEDPREDICATE
doen NP/0 Vinf laten NP/aan NP/door NP/0 Vinf
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Objectives of the contrastive analysis
• What is the common conceptual space of the causatives like?
• Are there differences in the way the conceptual space is cut in the two languages?
• Are there cross-linguistic equivalents (i.e. overlapping semantic areas and close generalizations)?
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Data and variables
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Data
• English: 1925 exemplars from the newspaper component of the BNC:– make (be made): 1026 obs.– have: 411 obs.– get: 356 obs.– cause: 132 obs.
• Dutch: equal sample from corpora of Belgian and Netherlandic newspapers– laten: 1571 obs.– doen: 354 obs.
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Variables
• Semantic class of the Causer: animate, material, abstract
• Semantic class of the Causee: animate, material, abstract
• 15 middle-grained semantic classes of the second verb: aspect, bodily processes, change of possession, change of state, creation and transformation, motion, etc.
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Common conceptual space
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Dimensions 1 and 2
Dim 1 = 52.3%
Dim
2 =
19.
3%
Cr.Abstr
Cr.Anim
Cr.MatObj
Ce.Abstr
Ce.Anim
Ce.MatObj
V.Aspect
V.Body
V.ChPoss
V.ChState
V.Create
V.Exist
V.Intel
V.PhysManipV.Motion
V.Oth
V.GetInfo
V.Phenom
V.Psych
V.MentInfl
V.SocInter
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Dimensions 1 and 2
Dim 1 = 52.3%
Dim
2 =
19.
3%
Cr.Abstr
Cr.Anim
Cr.MatObj
Ce.Abstr
Ce.Anim
Ce.MatObj
V.Aspect
V.Body
V.ChPoss
V.ChState
V.Create
V.Exist
V.Intel
V.PhysManipV.Motion
V.Oth
V.GetInfo
V.Phenom
V.Psych
V.MentInfl
V.SocInter
animate Causees inanimate Causees
inanimate Cr,
affected Ce
animate Cr,
autonomous Ce
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Dimensions 1 and 2
Dim 1 = 52.3%
Dim
2 =
19.
3%
Cr.Abstr
Cr.Anim
Cr.MatObj
Ce.Abstr
Ce.Anim
Ce.MatObj
V.Aspect
V.Body
V.ChPoss
V.ChState
V.Create
V.Exist
V.Intel
V.PhysManipV.Motion
V.Oth
V.GetInfo
V.Phenom
V.Psych
V.MentInfl
V.SocInter
animate Causees inanimate Causees
inanimate Cr,
affected Ce
animate Cr,
autonomous Ce
I got the car going.
The crisis caused the prices to soar.
The joke made me laugh.
I had the house painted.
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Dimensions 1 and 3
Dim 1 = 52.3%
Dim
3 =
4.9
%
Cr.Abstr
Cr.Anim
Cr.MatObj
Ce.Abstr
Ce.Anim
Ce.MatObj
V.Aspect
V.Body
V.ChPoss
V.ChState
V.Create
V.ExistV.Intel
V.PhysManip V.Motion
V.Oth
V.GetInfo
V.Phenom
V.PsychV.MentInfl
V.SocInter
material
abstract
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Status of common space
• Are language-specific spaces of the English and Dutch constructions different from the common space?
• Correlations between the coordinates of the features on three dimensions in the common and language-specific spaces r > 0.5
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form-meaning mapping: prototypes
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Prototypes: Dimensions 1&2
Dim 1 = 52.3%
Dim
1 =
19.
3%
cause
gethave
make
be_made_Im pl_Ved
be_made_toV
cause_NP_toV
get_by_Vedget_Impl_Ved
get_NP_toVget_NP_Ving
have_by_Vedhave_Impl_Ved
have_NP_V
have_NP_Ving
make_by_Vedmake_Impl_V
make_Impl_Ved
make_NP_Vm ake_to_Ved
doen
laten
doen_Impl_V
doen_NP_V
laten_aan_V
laten_door_V
laten_Impl_Vlaten_NP_V
cause
gethave
make
doen
laten
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Prototypes: Interim summary
• Commonalities:- animate Causees have more chances to be implicit - more agentive Causees have more chances to be marked prepositionally
• Differences:- the Dutch formal patterns are distributed more regularly wrt. the semantic dimensions based on the properties of the slot fillers
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form-meaning mapping: exemplars and semantic areas
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English exemplars: Dimensions 1&2
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Dutch exemplars: Dimensions 1&2
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Exemplars: Interim summary
• The English and Dutch constructions cut the space in unique ways
• English: make has the broadest meaning, have and get are associated normally with human agentive Causees and animate Causers, cause is mostly physical
• Dutch: the main doen vs. laten distinction is along the vertical dimension (agentivity of the Causee), which supports previous research (e.g. Verhagen & Kemmer 1994)
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Discussion
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Discussion: conceptual space
• the dimensions of causation are very similar in both languages: universal conceptual space (Croft 2001)
• probably, the 'classical' 4 causation types (Talmy – Croft) associated with the (in)animateness of the Causer and the Causee are not sufficient
• more agentive Causees are associated with human Causers: more control is needed to influence a strong participant (cf. Talmy 1976)
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Discussion: form-meaning mapping
• the languages cut the conceptual space in unique ways, so there are no strict cross-linguistic equivalents
• yet, some constructions overlap substantially (doen and cause, laten_Impl_V and have_Ved or get_Ved)
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Discussion: form-meaning mapping
• prepositional marking of Causees corroborates the universal hierarchy of affectedness of the Causee (Kemmer and Verhagen 1994):
zero-NP > aan/to > by/door • human Causees are more frequently implicit because
of their higher salience and accessibility