talk

Coding frame

Simplex Verb form

Examples

(25)
I talked to him about his problem for quite a while.
I
I
talked
talked
to
to
him
him
about
about
his
his
problem
problem
for
for
quite
quite
a
a
while
while
‘I talked to him about his problem for quite a while.’
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(410)
I can't talk to her. She won't listen.
I
I
can
can
not
not
talk
talk
to
to
her
her
she
she
will
will
not
not
listen
listen
‘I can't talk to her. She won't listen.’
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(393)
She talked at me for hours.
she
she
talked
talked
at
at
me
me
for
for
hours
hours
‘She talked at me for hours.’
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(403)
Don't talk nonsense.
do
do
not
not
talk
talk
nonsense
nonsense
‘Don't talk nonsense.’
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(404)
They were talking linguistics.
they
they
were
were
talking
talking
linguistics
linguistics
‘They were talking linguistics.’
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(405)
They are talking Spanish.
they
they
are
are
talking
talking
Spanish
Spanish
‘They are talking Spanish.’
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(406)
They are talking in Spanish.
they
they
are
are
talking
talking
in
in
Spanish
Spanish
‘They are talking in Spanish.’
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(409)
They were talking in a whisper.
they
they
were
were
talking
talking
in
in
a
a
whisper
whisper
‘They were talking in a whisper.’
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Verb meaning , Microroles , Coding sets and Argument types

# TALK Coding set Argument type
1 talker NP-nom V.subj S
2 talked to person to+NP X
3 talked about content about+NP X

Alternations

Clear filters
Alternation name Occurs Examples
U
Understood Omitted Object more info
N n
C
Accidental Reflexive more info
N y
U
Inchoative-Causative more info
N n
U
Middle more info
N n
U
Accidental Body-part more info
N n
U
Quasi-agentive Instrumental Subject more info
N n
U
Instrumental Subject more info
N n
U
Directed Nonverbal Expression more info
N n
U
Assisting Body-part more info
N n
U
Location-capacity subject more info
N n
U
Dative more info
N n
C
Get-a-VP(nominal) more info
N y
U
Stimulus Subject more info
N n
U
Direct Quotation more info
N n
That-complement more info
N
U
Abstract subject more info
N n
U
Understood Reflexive Object more info
N n
U
Locus of personal contact more info
N n
U
Conative more info
N n
U
With/against alternation more info
N n
U
Causative-Inchoative more info
N n
U
Benefactive more info
N n
U
Source-of-part more info
N n
U
Cognate Object more info
N n
U
Instrumental Object more info
N n
U
Into-Resultative more info
N n
(27)
They talked me into doing it.
‘They talked me into doing it.’
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U
Locative more info
N n
C
Way-construction more info
N y
U
Malefactive more info
N n
C
Gerundive complement more info
N y
U
Stimulus prepositional object more info
N n
U
Resultative complement more info
N n
U
Quasi-benefactive-accompaniment with more info
N n
U
Possessor ascension more info
N n
U
Path subject more info
N n
U
Locative promotion more info
N n
C
To-complement more info
N y
U
Wh-complement more info
N n
U
Topic-about more info
N n
U
Experiencer Passive with of-Stimulus
N n
C
Reciprocal more info
R y
(394)
We talked for hours.
‘We talked for hours.’
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C
Have-a-VP(nominal) more info
R y
(26)
We had a good long talk about it.
‘We had a good long talk about it.’
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(411)
I had a long talk with her about it.
‘I had a long talk with her about it.’
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