giocare

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Alongside the basic intransitive pattern (with the type of play optionally expressed as a prepositional phrase headed by a 'at', as in ex. 614), the verb giocare 'play' also has a transitive use, confined to a restricted set of objects, namely a sport competition (e.g., a football match giocare una partita, un incontro, and football pools giocare la schedina).

Coding frame

Simplex Verb form

Examples

(90)
I nostri bambini giocano con i coetanei.
i
ART.DEF.M.PL
nostr-i
our-M.PL
bambin-i
child-M.PL
gioca-no
play-PRS.3PL
con
with
i
ART.DEF.M.PL
coetane-i
peer-M.PL
‘Our children play with children of their own age.’
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(65)
Giochiamo a carte la domenica.
gioch-iamo
play-PRS.1PL
a
to
cart-e
card-F.PL
la
ART.DEF.F.SG
domenic-a
sunday-F.SG
‘We play cards on Sunday.’
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(89)
Giocammo una partita e segnai quattro gol.
gioca-mmo
play-PST.1PL
un-a
ART.INDF-F.SG
partit-a
match-F.SG
e
and
segna-i
score-PST.1SG
quattro
four
gol
goal
‘We played a match and I scored four goals.’
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(613)
I bambini giocano a nascondino.
i
ART.DEF.M.PL
bambin-i
child-M.PL
gioca-no
play-PRS.3PL
a
at
nascondino
hide_and_seek
‘The children are playing hide-and-seek.’
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(614)
Marco gioca la schedina tutte le domeniche.
Marco
Mark
gioc-a
play-PRS.3SG
la
ART.DEF.F.SG
schedin-a
coupon-F.SG
tutt-e
all-F.PL
le
ART.DEF.F.PL
domenich-e
sunday-F.PL
‘Mark does the pools every Sunday.’
★

Verb meaning , Microroles , Coding sets and Argument types

# PLAY Coding set Argument type
1 player V.subj S
2 playing partner con+NP I

Alternations

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Alternation name Occurs Examples
U
Object Omission more info
N n
C
Passive more info
M Passive is possible only with the transitive basic coding frame (e.g. game as patient). y
(92)
La partita è stata giocata nonostante la pioggi-a.
‘The match was played despite the rain.’
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C
Conative more info
N y
C
Reflexive Passive more info
M y
(88)
La partita Napoli-Roma si gioca oggi.
‘The Naples-Rome match is being played today.’
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U
Locative Alternation more info
N n
C
Anticausative (coded) more info
N y
C
Indirect/Dative Reflexive more info
N y
U
Oblique Subject more info
N n
C
Middle Reflexive more info
N y
C
Direct Reciprocal Reflexive more info
N y
U
Anticausative (uncoded) more info
N n
C
Impersonal Reflexive more info
R y
(38)
Si gioca a carte tutta la notte.
‘One plays cards/We/They (indef.) play cards all night.’
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(490)
Si gioca una partita importante oggi.
‘One plays/We/You/They (indef.) are playing an important match today.’
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U
Causative more info
R n
C
Direct Reflexive more info
N y
C
Impersonal of Reflexives more info
N y
C
Impersonal Passive more info
N y
U
Body part possessor alternation more info
N n
U
Possessor-Attribute Alternation more info
N n
U
Applicative more info
N n
C
Indirect Reciprocal Reflexive more info
N y