English communication verbs

This file defines the English verbs of communication, say, tell and claim, and Levin's manner-of-speaking class, whisper, shout, mumble and the rest, with speak and talk.

References

• [Bru21]
• [Sto26c]

Communication

def English.Verbs.say : Verb

"say" — communication verb, not factive

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def English.Verbs.tell : Verb

"tell" — communication verb with recipient. Also ditransitive ("tell me a story"). The direct object may be implicit in the double object frame only, a definite (Tell me, but not told to me); the PP may be implicit, an indefinite ([Bru21]).

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def English.Verbs.claim : Verb

"claim" — communication verb, speaker doesn't endorse

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Manner of Speaking (Levin 37.3)

Manner-of-speaking (MoS) verbs specify how something is said. [Sto26c] shows these divide into two classes: - QI-permitting (unaccusative): whisper, murmur, mumble, mutter, shout, cry, scream, shriek, yell, groan, grumble, hiss, sigh, whimper, snap - Non-QI (unergative): speak, talk

def English.Verbs.whisper : Verb

"whisper" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.murmur : Verb

"murmur" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.shout : Verb

"shout" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.cry : Verb

"cry" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.scream : Verb

"scream" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.mumble : Verb

"mumble" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.mutter : Verb

"mutter" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.shriek : Verb

"shriek" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.yell : Verb

"yell" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.groan : Verb

"groan" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.grumble : Verb

"grumble" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.hiss : Verb

"hiss" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.sigh : Verb

"sigh" — Levin 40.2 Nonverbal Expression verbs.

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def English.Verbs.whimper : Verb

"whimper" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.snap : Verb

"snap" — Levin 37.3 Manner of Speaking verbs.

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def English.Verbs.speak : Verb

"speak" — agentive communication verb, blocks quotative inversion (unergative) Levin 37.5 Talk verbs.

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def English.Verbs.talk : Verb

"talk" — agentive communication verb, blocks quotative inversion (unergative) Levin 37.5 Talk verbs.

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