[Lexicog] lexical polysemy

[Peter Kirk]

On 19/04/2004 00:08, John Roberts wrote:

> Peter Kirk wrote:
>
> The intent is that of the subject of "abandon", i.e. you (not
> personally, I hope, unless you were waiting for it to be repaired,
> although I don't think I would use "abandon" in this case).
>
> Sorry Peter, I did not understand your "intent" with "abandon" here.
> In that
> case, ACTOR [+intent] is what distinguishes "abandon" from the near
> synonym
> "desert" with ACTOR [+/-intent]. So you can alternate these near
> synonyms in
> "My pet cockroach abandoned/deserted me" but not in "My courage
> *abandoned/deserted me". On the other hand, you could have a relationship
> with your pet cockroach but not with your courage.
>
> John Roberts
>
>
OK. I'm not sure if "desert" is can be [-intent] with an animate
subject; "leave" would be the normal way to express [-intent] although
it can also be [+intent]. "Desert" can be [-intent] with an inanimate
subject like "courage", but that may be a separate sense of the word.

--
Peter Kirk
peter at qaya.org (personal)
peterkirk at qaya.org (work)
http://www.qaya.org/



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