expl:pv: reflexive clitic in a pronominal construction
The expl:pv relation is used for a reflexive clitic that forms part of an inherently reflexive or pronominal verb and does not have a separate argument role.
1 mæ mæ DET _ _ 2 det _ Gloss=my
2 moæ moæ NOUN _ _ 5 nsubj _ Gloss=mother
3 a o PRON _ _ 5 expl _ Gloss=she
4 s’ se PRON _ _ 5 expl:pv _ Gloss=REFL|SpaceAfter=No
5 avvexiña avvexinâ VERB _ _ 0 root _ Gloss=approaches
With verbs of eating and drinking, expl:pv also marks reflexive clitics that emphasise the action or its completion. In me l’ò bevuo “I drank it up”, me takes expl:pv and l’ is the object.
1 me me PRON _ _ 4 expl:pv _ Gloss=REFL
2 l’ ô PRON _ _ 4 obj _ Gloss=it|SpaceAfter=No
3 ò avei AUX _ _ 4 aux _ Gloss=I-have
4 bevuo beive VERB _ _ 0 root _ Gloss=drunk-up
A clitic expressing an actual beneficiary, by contrast, takes iobj:
1 m’ me PRON _ _ 3 iobj _ Gloss=for-myself|SpaceAfter=No
2 ea ëse AUX _ _ 3 aux _ Gloss=I-had
3 accattou accattâ VERB _ _ 0 root _ Gloss=bought
4 un un DET _ _ 6 det _ Gloss=an
5 vegio vegio ADJ _ _ 6 amod _ Gloss=old
6 giachê giachê NOUN _ _ 3 obj _ Gloss=jacket
This relation is limited to reflexive clitics. Other clitics in lexicalised pronominal verbs are analysed according to their syntactic function; a non-reflexive clitic with no separate syntactic function takes expl.
expl:pv in other languages: [cs] [de] [gsw] [lij] [qpm] [u]