Verbos denominales incoativos en español

Abstract

Inchoative denominal verbs represent a verb class which has yet to be studied in depth, even though it is of relevant interest in linguistics. From a morphological perspective, these verbs are configured by processes like suffixation and parasynthesis through affixation. From a semantic point of view, inchoative denominal verbs are characterized by denoting a change of a physical or psychological state suffered by an experiencer. This kind of inchoativity is conditioned by the meaning of the noun that serves as the origin for the verbal formation. In this sense, a classification can be made depending on whether the nominal base shows state strictly speaking or if it expresses state through processes of meaning extension (metaphor, metonymy, and so on). Moreover, it is important to take into account both the meaning of that nominal base and the argument structure of the verb concerning the configuration of the paraphrases or analytical structure that the resulting verbal unit carries out. Therefore, the noun base plays an essential role in the semantic, as well as morphological, formation of inchoative denominal verbs.