On the Semantics of Constructions Expressing Body Part Movements
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| Year of publication | 1989 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Brno Studies in English |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | semantics; body part movements |
| Description | The paper demonstrates that the (un)intentionality of body part movements is an outcome of the following factors: the semantic content of the verb and the body part, the grammatical structure of the sentence, the character of the causative chain, the speakers point of view and specific stylistic strategy. |