@cite{goldberg-jackendoff-2004}: The English Resultative as a Family of Constructions #
@cite{goldberg-jackendoff-2004}
Formalization of the core claims from @cite{goldberg-jackendoff-2004}.
Key claims #
- The English resultative is not one construction but a family of four subconstructions organized along two dimensions: causative/noncausative × property/path RP
- Every resultative has a dual subevent structure: a verbal subevent (from the verb) and a constructional subevent (CAUSE + BECOME/GO from the construction)
- The verbal and constructional subevents are linked by typed semantic relations: MEANS, RESULT, INSTANCE, or CO-OCCURRENCE
- Full Argument Realization (FAR): all obligatory arguments of both verb and construction must be syntactically realized; shared arguments fuse
- Semantic Coherence: verb role rV and construction role rC may fuse only if rV is construable as an instance of rC
- Aspectual constraint: resultatives are telic iff the RP denotes a bounded path/property
- Temporal constraint: the constructional subevent cannot temporally precede the verbal subevent
Core types #
The kind of subevent in a resultative.
- verbal : SubeventKind
From the verb's lexical meaning (e.g., hammering, kicking)
- constructional : SubeventKind
From the construction (CAUSE + BECOME/GO)
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How the verbal and constructional subevents are related (§3).
- means: The verbal subevent is the means by which the constructional subevent is brought about. E.g., "hammer metal flat" — hammering is the means of causing flatness.
- result: The constructional subevent is an independent result of the verbal subevent. E.g., "the river froze solid" — becoming solid results from freezing.
- instance_: The verbal subevent is an instance of the constructional subevent. E.g., "kick the ball into the field" — kicking IS a way of causing motion.
- coOccurrence: The two subevents merely co-occur without causal connection. E.g., "She sang her way down the road" — singing accompanies motion.
- means : SubeventRelation
- result : SubeventRelation
- instance_ : SubeventRelation
- coOccurrence : SubeventRelation
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The four subconstructions in the resultative family (§2, Table 1).
| Property RP | Path RP | |
|---|---|---|
| Causative | causativeProperty | causativePath |
| Noncausative | noncausativeProperty | noncausativePath |
- causativeProperty : ResultativeSubconstruction
- causativePath : ResultativeSubconstruction
- noncausativeProperty : ResultativeSubconstruction
- noncausativePath : ResultativeSubconstruction
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Whether a subconstruction is causative.
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- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.causativeProperty.isCausative = true
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.causativePath.isCausative = true
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.noncausativeProperty.isCausative = false
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.noncausativePath.isCausative = false
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Whether a subconstruction has a property (vs path) RP.
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- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.causativeProperty.isPropertyRP = true
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.causativePath.isPropertyRP = false
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.noncausativeProperty.isPropertyRP = true
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.noncausativePath.isPropertyRP = false
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Get the RP type of a subconstruction.
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- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.causativeProperty.rpType = ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.RPType.property
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.causativePath.rpType = ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.RPType.path
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.noncausativeProperty.rpType = ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.RPType.property
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.ResultativeSubconstruction.noncausativePath.rpType = ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.RPType.path
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Dual subevent structure (§3) #
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- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.instBEqSubeventDesc.beq x✝¹ x✝ = false
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The dual subevent structure of a resultative (§3, Principle 25).
Every resultative has exactly two subevents linked by a semantic relation.
- verbal : SubeventDesc
The verbal subevent (from the verb's lexical semantics)
- constructional : SubeventDesc
The constructional subevent (from the construction)
- relation : SubeventRelation
How the subevents are related
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- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.instBEqDualSubevent.beq x✝¹ x✝ = false
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Boundedness and aspect #
Whether an RP denotes a bounded endpoint.
Property RPs are always bounded (reaching a property state). Path RPs are bounded iff the goal is specific ("into the field" = bounded; "along the road" = unbounded).
- bounded : Boundedness
- unbounded : Boundedness
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Resultative entry #
A resultative entry: verb + subconstruction + subevent structure + aspect.
- verb : String
The verb form
- subconstruction : ResultativeSubconstruction
Which subconstruction
- subevents : DualSubevent
The dual subevent structure
- rpBoundedness : Boundedness
Boundedness of the result phrase
- bareVerbClass : Semantics.Tense.Aspect.LexicalAspect.VendlerClass
Vendler class of the bare verb (without resultative)
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- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.instBEqResultativeEntry.beq x✝¹ x✝ = false
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Aspectual profile (§4, Principle 27) #
The resultative's aspect is derived compositionally:
- Always dynamic (involves change)
- Always durative (extends over time)
- Telic iff the RP denotes a bounded path/property
Derive the aspectual profile of a resultative from RP boundedness.
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Derive the Vendler class of a resultative.
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Semantic roles and argument licensing #
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- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.instBEqArgSource.beq x✝¹ x✝ = false
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Whether an argument is fused (shared between verb and construction).
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- a.isFused = (a.fromVerb && a.fromConstruction)
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Full Argument Realization (FAR) — Principle 37, §6.1 #
All obligatory arguments of both the verb and the construction must be syntactically realized. Arguments shared between verb and construction fuse into a single syntactic position.
Check FAR: every role's source is accounted for.
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Semantic Coherence Principle — Principle 44, §6.2 #
A verb role rV and a construction role rC may fuse only if rV is construable as an instance of rC.
Which role pairs are coherent for fusion.
Agent can fuse with agent; patient with patient or theme; theme with patient or theme.
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- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.rolesCoherent rV rC = false
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Temporal constraint (§4.2, Principle 33) #
The constructional subevent cannot temporally precede the verbal subevent.
Temporal ordering between subevents.
- verbalFirst : TemporalOrder
- simultaneous : TemporalOrder
- constructionalFirst : TemporalOrder
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Check the temporal constraint: constructional subevent does not precede verbal.
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- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.temporalConstraintSatisfied ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.TemporalOrder.verbalFirst = true
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.temporalConstraintSatisfied ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.TemporalOrder.simultaneous = true
- ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.temporalConstraintSatisfied ConstructionGrammar.Studies.GoldbergJackendoff2004.TemporalOrder.constructionalFirst = false
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Empirical data: resultative entries #
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All resultative entries.
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Per-datum verification theorems #
All causative entries have CAUSE in their constructional subevent.
All noncausative entries lack CAUSE in their constructional subevent.
All constructional subevents have BECOME.
Bounded RP yields telic resultative (= accomplishment).
Unbounded RP yields atelic resultative (= activity).
All entries with bounded RP are telic.
Resultative telicizes an activity verb: adding bounded RP to an activity yields an accomplishment (§4, Principle 27).
The resultative's derived aspect matches telicization of the bare verb when the bare verb is an activity and the RP is bounded.
Inheritance network #
The four subconstructions inherit from the existing resultative
construction in ArgumentStructure.lean.
ArgStructureConstruction for each subconstruction.
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The full resultative family: all four subconstructions.
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Inheritance links from the four subconstructions to the parent resultative.
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All inheritance links point to the same parent.
All four subconstructions are fully abstract (decomposable).
Causative subconstructions are transitive (4 slots).
Noncausative subconstructions are intransitive (3 slots).
All four subconstructions decompose via the existing decompose function.
Causative subconstructions decompose to [HS, HC, HC]. Noncausative subconstructions decompose to [HS, HC].
The causative subconstructions have the same decomposition as the parent resultative construction.