Корпусное исследование квазисинонимичных конструкций возьми и vimp. vs. взял и v3pers

What is it about?

The study analyzes near-synonymous constructions возьми и Vimp vs. взял и V3pers and their variants. They are based on a common pattern [взять CONJco V], i.e “different verb forms of взять + coordinating conjunctions + different forms of the main verb”. The slot CONJco can only be filled by и, да and да и. As for the slot V, at first glance the choice of fillers seems to be free. The aim is to identify some semantic preferences for filling the slot V of each construction. One of them is connected with the distinctive feature ‘control of action’.

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