A Look-see at Some Verbs of Perception
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5137582 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Scovel (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-84 |
| Publication date | 1971-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-1770.1971.tb00491.x |
| OpenAlex | W2144574140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
It is important for language teaching to show how grammar and meaning are interrelated in the structure of language. One way in which this interrelationship can be revealed is through an analysis of the activities and states of perceiving the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Examples of these pairs of perception verbs are presented in English (e.g. "listen to"- the activity of using the ears; "hear"-the state of using the ears), and the constraints which operate upon these verbs are discussed in some detail. The paper concludes with examples of perception verbs in other languages and a discussion of a third type of perception verb, resultative verbs (e.g. "to sound"-the result of the state of using the ears
Grammar · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Modal verb · Perception · Resultative · Sight · Verb · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · linguistics and terminology studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 2024 (44) |
| Highly cited | No |