Online resources for the syntactic-semantic classification of verbs

IF 0.8 N/A LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia Pub Date : 2022-07-06 DOI:10.35699/1983-3652.2022.38715

Luana Amaral

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Verb classes are defined in lexical-semantics literature as syntactically coherent groups of verbs that also share meaning components. Thus, the investigation of verb classes leads to important insights into the syntax-semantics interface. In this perspective, starting from Levin’s (1993) foundational work for English, many authors have developed analyses for the syntactic-semantic classification of verbs in different languages. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of such studies, focusing on those that constitute online open access resources for the syntactic-semantic classification of verbs: VerbNet for English, BVI for Basque, AnCoraVerb for Spanish and Catalan, VerboWeb for Brazilian Portuguese, CROVALLEX for Croatian, and VALLEX for Czech. Thus, this paper reviews the general theoretical assumptions on verb classification shared by all the works presented, and shows the specific characteristics of each one, considering the body of data, the specific theoretical perspective, analyses and methodology, and the search engines they provide. Finally, it offers a comparative analysis of two specific verb classes (namely, image creation verbs and verbs of creation and transformation), drawing on data from the studies mentioned above. Although these resources assume a specific lexical-semantic approach for verb classification, they provide valuable data and analyses that can be useful for research in different theoretical perspectives.

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动词句法语义分类在线资源

动词类在词汇语义文献中被定义为语法上连贯的动词组，这些动词组也共享意义成分。因此，对动词类的研究有助于深入了解语法-语义接口。从这个角度来看，从Levin(1993)的英语基础工作开始，许多作者对不同语言中动词的句法语义分类进行了分析。本文的目的是概述这些研究，重点关注那些构成动词句法语义分类在线开放资源的研究:英语的vernet，巴斯克语的BVI，西班牙语和加泰罗尼亚语的AnCoraVerb，巴西葡萄牙语的VerboWeb，克罗地亚语的CROVALLEX和捷克语的VALLEX。因此，本文回顾了所有著作对动词分类的一般理论假设，并从数据主体、具体的理论视角、分析和方法以及它们提供的搜索引擎等方面，展示了每一部著作的具体特点。最后，根据上述研究的数据，对两类具体的动词(即形象创造动词和创造转化动词)进行了对比分析。尽管这些资源假设了特定的词汇语义方法来进行动词分类，但它们提供了有价值的数据和分析，可以用于不同理论视角的研究。

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期刊介绍： Texto Livre: Linguagem e Tecnologia is a quarterly journal, sponsored by the School of Letters of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) since 2008. It welcomes submissions of articles, reviews, essays and translations on the relationship between languages and digital media. Its mission is to promote scientific production in the field of language studies, especially analysis of writing and practices for teaching writing through free and open new technologies, and studies on documentation and dissemination of free and open software, providing researchers from Brazil and abroad with the opportunity to share their research and contribute to the debate and scientific progress in the area. Topics of interest to this journal include: intertextuality, usability, computer use in the classroom, free culture, digital inclusion, digital literacy, dissemination of free software and other topics related to language and technology. The journal accepts manuscripts in Portuguese, Spanish, English and French, with no need for a translation into Portuguese. Texto Livre is intended for researchers and for a non-academic audience interested in critical approaches to the related topics addressed by the journal.