The Role of Motion Verbs in Conveying Path-Related Information in English and Slovene Fictive Motion Expressions

The paper presents a study on fictive motion (FM) uses of motion verbs in English and slovene from the point of view of conveying path-related information. An FM expression describes a static scene in terms of motion (e.g. The road weaves through a range of hills). Motion verbs in FM uses do not de...

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Main Author: Frančiška Lipovšek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2018-11-01
Series:ELOPE
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/elope/article/view/8083