Abstract
AbstractThis paper discusses two Hungarian verbal particles that belong to the semantic group of repetitive elements. The main focus is on the verbal particle újra ‘again’, which has primarily been discussed as an adverb with repetitive and restitutive meanings (with the exception of Csirmaz 2015) but can be a verbal particle, which is distinct both from the adverb and from most other verbal particles. The verbal particle vissza ‘back’, which expresses counterdirectionality will be claimed to be like typical, primarily directional verbal particles and to be a part of the result component of the argument structure. Újra ‘again’ as a verbal particle is analyzed on a par with some non-directional particles and idiomatic resultative phrases that are inserted into the structure in a functional projection below the external argument.
Highlights
The main focus is on the verbal particle ujra ‘again’, which has primarily been discussed as an adverb with repetitive and restitutive meanings but can be a verbal particle, which is distinct both from the adverb and from most other verbal particles
This paper deals with the syntax of Hungarian verbal particles that belong to the larger semantic group of repetitive elements
One is that the Hungarian repetitive element ujra ‘again’ has a verbal particle use, in which case it is merged into the structure in the position where verbal particles form a complex predicate with the verb in overt syntax, analyzed here as Spec, PredP
Summary
This paper deals with the syntax of Hungarian verbal particles that belong to the larger semantic group of repetitive elements. Vissza ‘back’ behaves exactly like the other, primarily directional (and telicizing) verbal particles in Hungarian, and is part of the resultative component of the argument structure in the complement of the verb These results contribute to the theoretical discussion on repetitive elements and the proposals concerning their interpretational possibilities in two ways. The element ujra ‘again’ can be both an adverb and a verbal particle in Hungarian with a restitutive meaning, and it has different structural properties and different lexical specifications as such. This account distinguishes it both from the adverbial use of ujra ‘again’ and from many other particles, based on its distribution and semantic properties.
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