Table 1.
Types of linguistic placement constructions (PC) identified in the data.
| PC types | Description | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | Danish | ||
| PC #1 | [NP/PRO + V + NP/PRO (DO) (+ PP/Gerund (INST))] |
El hombre se pone el sombrero the man clitic.3sg puts the hat ‘The man puts on the hat’ |
En mand kaster en bog a man throws a book ‘A man throws a book’ |
| PC #2 | [NP/PRO + V + NP/PRO (DO) + PP (WHERE) (+PP/gerund (INST)] |
El hombre pone el libro en el suelo (con la mano) the man puts the book loc the floor with the hand ‘The man puts the book on the floor (with the hand)’ |
Hun sætter kopen på bordet (med en grilltang) she puts.horizontally cup.the on table.the (with a grilltong) ‘She sets the cup on the table (with grill tongs)’ |
| PC #3 | [NP/PRO + V + NP/PRO (DO) + PART (PATH) + PP (WHERE) (+ PP/Gerund (INST))] |
El hombre pone el libro encima de la mesa (con la mano) the man puts the book on.top of the table with the hand ‘The man puts the book on top of the table (with his hand)’ |
Hun sætter bogen op på reolen she puts.vertically book.the up on shelf.the ‘She (vertically) sets the book up on the shelf’ |
| PC #4 | [NP/PRO + V + NP/PRO (DO) + PART (+ PP/gerund (INST))] | – |
Hun tager huen på she takes hat.the on ‘She puts the hat on’ |
| PC #5 | More complex constructions involving more than one PP/particles | – |
Hun sætter et krus fra sig
på bordet she puts.vertically a mug from herself on table.the ‘She (vertically) sets a mug away from herself on the table’ Hun sætter koppen tilbage hen på bordet she puts.vertically cup.the back over on table.the ‘She (vertically) sets the cup back over on the table’ |
| PC #6 | Other type of non-caused-motion constructions/descriptions |
Una persona toma la copa y el agua está en la mesa one person takes the cup and the water is.stative loc the table ‘A person takes the cup and the water is on the table’ |
En mand bærer nogle bøger men en af dem falder a man carries some books but one of them falls ‘A man carries some books but one of them falls’ |
NP = noun phrase; PRO = pronoun; DO = direct object; Inst = instrument; PP = prepositional phrase; PART = particle.