Replication Data for: Zooming in on the semantics of French ingressives: a collostructional analysis

Dataset abstract: The dataset includes an annotated corpus sample of N = 2000 French sentences with se mettre à or commencer à (1000 observations of each verb). The sample was drawn from the literary corpus Frantext and the journalistic corpus Le Monde (1000 observations from both corpora). The sample is balanced for verb as well as corpus, so we have 500 observations for each Verb-Corpus combination. The data is annotated for 3 variables: Source (corpus), Verb, collexeme. Article abstract: This paper examines the semantic value of the infinitive in the ingressive constructions se mettre à (SMA) and commencer à (COMA) using a distinctive collexeme analysis. We find that the collexemes significant for the construction SMA are fairly homogeneous across the different corpora and can be grouped into the general category of expressive collexemes. The collexemes significant for COMA are more heterogeneous and belong to the category of cognitive collexemes and to semantic fields of sensory and creative acts. The results are compatible with the hypothesis put forward by Verroens and De Cuypere (2023) stating that the overall meaning of the SMA construction is intrinsically punctual. The punctual value of SMA is not only compatible with expressive collexemes, but, moreover, emphasizes their unforeseen and unintentional meaning. Conversely, the incremental value of COMA is consistent with the gradual onset of cognitive and sensory collexemes. Verroens, F., & De Cuypere, L. (2023). French ingressives and (phasal) aspect: A frame-semantic corpus-based analysis. Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue Canadienne de Linguistique, 68(3), 435-461. doi:10.1017/cnj.2023.19

数据集摘要：本数据集包含N=2000条带标注的法语语料样本句，均涵盖se mettre à 或 commencer à 结构（两种动词结构各1000条观测样本）。样本取自文学语料库Frantext与新闻语料库《世界报》（Le Monde），两个语料库各提供1000条观测样本。该样本在动词类型与语料来源两方面均保持平衡，因此每一组「动词-语料库」组合均对应500条观测样本。数据针对三个变量完成标注：语料来源（corpus）、动词、搭配词元（collexeme）。

论文摘要：本研究采用特色搭配词元分析方法，探究起始结构se mettre à（SMA）与commencer à（COMA）中不定式的语义价值。研究发现，对SMA结构具有显著区分度的搭配词元在不同语料库中同质性较高，可归为表达性搭配词元大类。而对COMA结构具有显著区分度的搭配词元异质性更强，分别属于认知性搭配词元类别，以及感知与创造性行为语义场。本研究结果与Verroens与De Cuypere（2023）提出的假说一致：SMA结构的整体语义本质上具有时点性。SMA的时点性语义不仅与表达性搭配词元相契合，更能凸显其附带的突发性与无意识性语义。与之相反，COMA的渐进性语义则与认知类、感知类搭配词元的逐步启动特征相符。

参考文献：Verroens, F., & De Cuypere, L. (2023). 法语起始结构与（体相）体貌：基于语料库的框架语义分析. 《加拿大语言学杂志》/Revue Canadienne de Linguistique, 68(3), 435-461. doi:10.1017/cnj.2023.19