Language: Italian (Standard Italian)
Contributors: Michela Cennamo and Claudia Fabrizio
References: Cennamo et al. 2010.0; Cennamo 2011.0; Cennamo 2003.0; Lo Duca 2000.0; Cennamo 1995.0; Koontz-Garboden 2009.0; Devoto and Oli 2008.0; Baroni and Kilgariff 2006.0; Ježek 2005.0; Cennamo 2011.0; Cennamo 2010.0; Cennamo 2011.0; Cennamo 2011.0; Belletti and Rizzi 1988.0; Salvi and Vanelli 2004.0; Salvi 1988.0; Sorace 2000.0; Cennamo 1984.0; Cennamo 1993.0; De Mauro 2000.0; Peterson 2005.0; Polinsky 2008.0; D'Alessandro 2007.0; Coseriu 1971.0; Ježek 2003.0; Siller-Runggaldier 2003.0; Bentley 2008.0; Cennamo and Ježek 2010.0; Gaeta 2010.0; Cennamo 1997.0; Vincent 1988.0; Bentley 2006.0; Cennamo and Ježek 2011.0; Haspelmath 1987.0; Haspelmath 1993.0; Peterson 2006.0; Polinsky 2011.0; Cennamo 2014.0
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: SING [sing]
Comment: This verb also allows a transitive structure, although only with a restricted set of objects, namely cognate objects and other arguments whose semantic features are part of the lexical meaning of the verb (lexical solidarity, Coseriu 1971: 309ff.).
Examples: see at the bottom
Schema: 1 > V.subj[1]
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | singer | V.subj | S |
| (597) |
Anna canta spesso. Anna Anne cant-a sing-PRS.3SG spesso often Anne often sings. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (374) |
Anna canta sempre le sue canzoni preferite. Anna Anne cant-a sing-PRS.3SG sempre always le ART.DEF.F.PL su-e her-F.PL canzon-i song-F.PL preferit-e favourite-F.PL Anne always sings her favourite songs. |
