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1 juin 2017
- doi: 10.4000/books.pufr.4864
- isbn: 9782869062238
- eisbn: 9782869064799
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Yves-Bernard Malinier, « John is impossible/*possible to teach », Presses universitaires François-Rabelais, ID : 10.4000/books.pufr.4864
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This paper aims: (i) at providing an account of structure 1 NP IS IMPOSSIBLE/*POSSIBLE TO (as opposed to structure 2 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE/POSSIBLE TO) by assessing the role of a quantitative (Qnt) / qualitative (Qlt) component in each structure from an enunciative point of view. The choice of structure 1 imparts to the construction an appreciative value by attributing a property or characteristic to the referent of the grammatical subject and the operation of qualification is clearly preponderant, and (ii) at showing that *POSSIBLE is not acceptable in structure 1 as the paths to the interior (or I) and the exterior (or E) of the notional domain are both open with CAN and (E) cannot therefore be set aside even if it is not meant to be taken into account. Conversely, when IMPOSSIBLE is used, the utterance has a stabilized character that renders it compatible with both the value of identification and the construction of a property. Indeed, the lexical category of the adjective (i.e., definitive) combined with the fact that the path to (I) is blocked enable the utterer not only to validate but also to assert the "impossibility" value.