Having a resultant state is not the same as having resultative constructions: pseudo-resultative secondary predicates and adjunct result clauses in Brazilian Portuguese

ABSTRACT: This paper’s goal is to resume the discussion on the literature surrounding the presence of resultative constructions in Brazilian Portuguese. This work defends the hypothesis that there are no syntactic - and, consequently - semantic equivalents in that language. In order to justify this proposal, it will be shown that languages with distinct framings (cf.: Talmy 2000, 2009, 2012) license distinct constructions. Moreover, unlike the constructions defended as resultatives in Brazilian Portuguese, genuine resultative constructions correspond only to contexts in which the verb denotes manner, and the resultant state is expressed by a secondary predicate, part of a single clause domain (vP).

摘要：本文旨在重新探讨围绕巴西葡萄牙语中结果构式（resultative constructions）存在性的相关文献。本研究提出如下假说：该语言中不存在句法层面——进而语义层面——的等效构式。为论证这一主张，本文将表明：采用不同框架（参见Talmy 2000、2009、2012）的语言，其允准的构式亦各不相同。此外，与被视作巴西葡萄牙语结果构式的各类结构不同，真正的结果构式仅适用于以下语境：动词表示动作方式，而结果状态由属于单一小句域（vP）的次要谓语表达。