[Lexicog] Digest Number 420

[Simon Wickham-Smith]

On 7 Sep 2005, at 21:38, lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com wrote:
> As opposed to to "I became happy"?

yes - interesting idea, since became is clearly connected with  
come...maybe the verbs of motion are used to indicate the fact that  
one is not happy/sad/bankrupt/apeshit per se but only through some  
metaphorical movement.  The negative/positive split is maybe too  
because negativity is my fault and positivity the act of others...(I  
haven't fully thought that last through, would welcome comments).

Also, to get plays a part.  I got really happy (is this more often  
used with intensifiers, I wonder?), I got sad.  This is really  
getting out of hand :)

Again this getting thing implies input from outside forces.   
Interesting sociolinguistics here.

l8r (oder, Fritz, wie auf Deutsch geschrieben,  sp8r) -

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