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This article examines the semantic value of the infinitive in the ingressive constructions se mettre à (SMA) and commencer à (COMA) using a distinctive collexeme analysis. We find that the collexemes significant for the construction SMA are fairly homogeneous across the different corpora and can be grouped into the general category of expressive collexemes. The collexemes significant for COMA are more heterogeneous and belong to the category of cognitive collexemes and to semantic fields of sensory and creative acts. The results are compatible with the hypothesis put forward by Verroens and De Cuypere (2023) stating that the overall meaning of the SMA construction is intrinsically punctual. The punctual value of SMA is not only compatible with expressive collexemes, but, moreover, emphasizes their unforeseen and unintentional meaning. Conversely, the incremental value of COMA is consistent with the gradual onset of cognitive and sensory collexemes.
本文通过独特的词库分析，研究了摄入性结构 se mettre à (SMA) 和 commencer à (COMA) 中不定式的语义价值。我们发现，在不同语料库中，对 SMA 结构有意义的词库相当一致，可以归入一般的表达性词库类别。对 COMA 意义重大的词组则更具异质性，属于认知类词组以及感官和创造性行为的语义领域。这些结果与 Verroens 和 De Cuypere（2023 年）提出的假设相吻合，即 SMA 结构的整体意义具有内在的准时性。SMA 的准时性价值不仅与表达性复句相一致，而且还强调了其不可预见和无意的意义。相反，COMA 的增量价值则与认知和感官联想的渐进性相一致。
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Journal of French Language Studies, sponsored by the Association for French Language Studies, encourages and promotes theoretical, descriptive and applied studies of all aspects of the French language. The journal brings together research from the English- and French-speaking traditions, publishing significant work on French phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis and semantics, sociolinguistics and variation studies. Most work is synchronic in orientation, but historical and comparative items are also included. Studies of the acquisition of the French language, where these take due account of current theory in linguistics and applied linguistics, are also published.
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