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The roles of the body in three verb classes
| Verb class | Verbs denoting body involvement | ‘Body-anchored verbs’ | ‘Agreement verbs’ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Role of body: | Body parts represent themselves | Body as subject | Body as 1st person |
| Stands in opposition to: | Other body parts (‘brush hair’ vs. ‘brush teeth’) | Hands and space, which represent the predicate | Locations in space, associated with non-1st person |
| Grammatical category involved: | Adverbial function | Argument roles | Grammatical person |
