Implementing quantitative data in a qualitative contrastive approach: the case of COME+V-ING
This paper sets out to describe how quantitative approaches can be combined within a framework traditionally based on a qualitative-only methodology. In order to do so, the linguistic focus of the study is the homotactic sequence COME+V-ING in English. Resorting to the COCA-BYU and frequency tables,...
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| description | This paper sets out to describe how quantitative approaches can be combined within a framework traditionally based on a qualitative-only methodology. In order to do so, the linguistic focus of the study is the homotactic sequence COME+V-ING in English. Resorting to the COCA-BYU and frequency tables, new arguments are brought forward leading to a typology that helps sort out the collostruction [COME+V-ING] (like in She came running in the kitchen) from other manifestations of the linear sequence in COME+V-ING. Focusing on the collostruction [COME+V-ING], the question of its semantic function is addressed. Does it encode subjective perception, suddenness as it was discussed before by other authors ? Using translation data, collected out of a representative literary corpus, it is argued that although perception and suddenness are often associated in context with the use of [COME+V-ING], the collostruction itself does not encode these values. Rather, it implies that the event expressed is marked as inevitable. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e53756b79b7d404c9b3c204ae88d704b2025-01-30T12:33:10ZengPresses Universitaires du MidiAnglophonia1278-33312427-04662023-07-013510.4000/11qbfImplementing quantitative data in a qualitative contrastive approach: the case of COME+V-INGLucie GournayThis paper sets out to describe how quantitative approaches can be combined within a framework traditionally based on a qualitative-only methodology. In order to do so, the linguistic focus of the study is the homotactic sequence COME+V-ING in English. Resorting to the COCA-BYU and frequency tables, new arguments are brought forward leading to a typology that helps sort out the collostruction [COME+V-ING] (like in She came running in the kitchen) from other manifestations of the linear sequence in COME+V-ING. Focusing on the collostruction [COME+V-ING], the question of its semantic function is addressed. Does it encode subjective perception, suddenness as it was discussed before by other authors ? Using translation data, collected out of a representative literary corpus, it is argued that although perception and suddenness are often associated in context with the use of [COME+V-ING], the collostruction itself does not encode these values. Rather, it implies that the event expressed is marked as inevitable.https://journals.openedition.org/anglophonia/5335aspectcorpuscontrastive analysisperiphrastic structuressalience |
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| title | Implementing quantitative data in a qualitative contrastive approach: the case of COME+V-ING |
| title_full | Implementing quantitative data in a qualitative contrastive approach: the case of COME+V-ING |
| title_fullStr | Implementing quantitative data in a qualitative contrastive approach: the case of COME+V-ING |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementing quantitative data in a qualitative contrastive approach: the case of COME+V-ING |
| title_short | Implementing quantitative data in a qualitative contrastive approach: the case of COME+V-ING |
| title_sort | implementing quantitative data in a qualitative contrastive approach the case of come v ing |
| topic | aspect corpus contrastive analysis periphrastic structures salience |
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