Attention in Polish constructions coding motion by means of prefix po-

Joanna Łozińska

Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski, Olsztyn



Abstract

The paper discusses two patterns of distribution of attention in Polish verb
constructions which code movement by means of the verb iść ‘to go’, ‘to walk’
prefixed by po-. In Motion events coded by means of verbs prefixed by po- the
conceptualizer’s attention may be focused on various parts of the complex
source-path-goal schema. In the paper I argue that constructions with verbs
of movement prefixed by po- fall into two categories which to a large extent
resemble the distribution of attention in two perspectival modes described by
Talmy (2000a: 68−76).




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2020-05-25

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Łozińska, J. (2020). Attention in Polish constructions coding motion by means of prefix po-. Prace Językoznawcze, 19(3), 169–177. Abgerufen von https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/pj/article/view/5548

Joanna Łozińska 
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski, Olsztyn