2004
Volume 29, Issue 3
  • ISSN: 1384-5845
  • E-ISSN: 2352-1171

Abstract

Abstract

This squib investigates the structure and usage of the Dutch cognitive --complement construction. The construction consists of the adverb (‘almost’), a matrix verb, an infinitival verb of cognition and a complement. From a corpus-analysis of Dutch tweets the verbs , , and emerge as the most frequently used matrix verbs. Semantically, the construction expresses prospective aspect (Bogaards 2023). Retorically, it may be used in ironic utterances, sometimes resulting in a form of .

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