Attention in Polish constructions coding motion by means of prefix po
Attention in Polish constructions coding motion by means of prefix po
Author(s): Joanna ŁozińskaSubject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Motion event; synoptic and sequential perspectives; attentional focus; prefix po-; Polish
Summary/Abstract: poThe paper discusses two patterns of distribution of attention in Polish verb constructions which code movement by means of the verb iść ‘to go’, ‘to walk’ prefixed by po-. In Motion events coded by means of verbs prefixed by po- the conceptualizer’s attention may be focused on various parts of the complex source-path-goal schema. In the paper I argue that constructions with verbs of movement prefixed by po- fall into two categories which to a large extent resemble the distribution of attention in two perspectival modes described by Talmy (2000a: 68−76)
Journal: Prace Językoznawcze
- Issue Year: 19/2017
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 169-177
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Polish