temere

Simplex verb

Verb meaning: FEAR [fear]

Comment: The verb temere also has an intransitive variant, in which the theme/stimulus argument is non-core, encoded as a prepositional phrase headed by the preposition per 'for', and cannot be passivized. The verb also allows an intransitive variant, with an additional affected participant (which is neither an experiencer nor a stimulus) expressed as a prepositional phrase headed by the preposition per ('for').

Examples: see at the bottom

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1 > V.subj[1] > 2

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 fearer V.subj A
2 fear stimulus Ø P
Examples for basic coding frame:
(82)

Il Re piemontese teme la potenza austriaca.
il
ART.DEF.M.SG
re
king.M.SG
piemontes-e
Piedmontese-M.SG
tem-e
fear-PRS.3SG
la
ART.DEF.F.SG
potenz-a
power-F.SG
austriac-a
Austrian-F.SG
The king of Piedmont fears Austrian power.

See Baroni and Kilgariff 2006.0

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Alternation class Occurs Comment # Ex.

Examples

(770)

Temo Giovanni per la sua arroganza.
tem-o
fear-PRS.1SG
Giovanni
John
per
for
la
ART.DEF.F.SG
su-a
his-F.SG
arroganz-a
arrogance-F.SG
I fear John because of his arrogance.
(810)

Temo per la sua salute.
tem-o
fear-PRS.1SG
per
for
la
ART.DEF.F.SG
su-a
his-F.SG
salute
health
I fear for his health.
(811)

Temo per il futuro del paese.
tem-o
fear-PRS.1SG
per
for
il
ART.DEF.M.SG
futuro
future
de-l
of-ART.DEF.M.SG
paes-e
country-M.SG
I fear for the future of the country.