<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper investigates the evocation of the figurative meanings of English phrasal verbs of the form: component verb <italic>come</italic> + component particle <italic>up</italic> when they are employed in resultative constructions. Four instances of <italic>come up</italic> are discussed. It is suggested that the figurative meanings of <italic>come up</italic> are rooted to conceptual metaphors.</p></abstract>

The paper investigates the evocation of the figurative meanings of English phrasal verbs of the form: component verb come + component particle up when they are employed in resultative constructions. Four instances of come up are discussed. It is suggested that the figurative meanings of come up are rooted to conceptual metaphors.

Figuration, constructions and English phrasal verbs: The instances of <italic>come up</italic>

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Figuration, constructions and English phrasal verbs: The instances of 

The paper investigates the evocation of the figurative meanings of English phrasal verbs of the form: component verb come + component particle up when they are...

Figuration, constructions and English phrasal verbs: The instances of come up

Online veröffentlicht: 12. Dez. 2020

Seitenbereich: 94 - 111

Eingereicht: 30. Juni 2018

Akzeptiert: 09. Sept. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/exell-2020-0008

Schlüsselwörter
English phrasal verbs, figuration, construction grammar, cognitive grammar, resultatives, conceptual autonomy-dependence relation, conceptual metaphor

© 2019 Efthymia Tsaroucha, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Figuration, constructions and English phrasal verbs: The instances of come up

Online veröffentlicht: 12. Dez. 2020

Seitenbereich: 94 - 111

Eingereicht: 30. Juni 2018

Akzeptiert: 09. Sept. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/exell-2020-0008

SchlüsselwörterEnglish phrasal verbs, figuration, construction grammar, cognitive grammar, resultatives, conceptual autonomy-dependence relation, conceptual metaphor

© 2019 Efthymia Tsaroucha, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
English phrasal verbs, figuration, construction grammar, cognitive grammar, resultatives, conceptual autonomy-dependence relation, conceptual metaphor