Organizers: Jeremy Bradley (University of Vienna), Nikolett F. Guly\u00e1s (E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University), Johannes Hirvonen (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)<\/p>\n\n\n
Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n The core principle of lexical typology, that there is cross-linguistic variation in the structuring of semantic spaces, is highly salient when it comes to the verbalization of motion events. The division of labor between different forms habitually challenges language learners, translators, and authors of reference materials. This symposium is centered around approaches to delimit variation and alternation found in, and between, Uralic languages.<\/p>\n One such approach is Leonard Talmy\u2019s cognitive-based typology of motion events (Talmy 1985, 2007<\/strong>). It introduces an atomistic view at the verbalization of motion events, where different semantic elements such as Manner <\/em>(e.g., \ud83c\udfca, \u2708\ufe0f) and Path<\/em> (e.g., \u2b06\ufe0f, \u2b07\ufe0f) are identified and their structuring is analyzed. He distinguishes between satellite-framed structures in which the (generally) finite verb marks the Manner and a so-called satellite, \u201ca bound af\ufb01x or a free word [\u2026]: English verb particles, German separable and inseparable verb pre\ufb01xes, Latin or Russian verb pre\ufb01xes, [\u2026]\u201d (Talmy 2007: 139<\/strong>), marks the Path, as exemplified by English in Figure 1.<\/p>\n