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Semantic Network of Adposition and Case Supersenses: Annotation Guidelines
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'my X' as address/endearment #98

Open esmanning opened 4 years ago

esmanning commented 4 years ago

Addressing someone with 'MY [noun]', where the noun doesn't explicitly express a social relationship, but the construction seems to indicate familiarity/endearment?

e.g. in Little Prince ch 6:

But on your tiny planet, MY little prince, all you need to do is move your chair a few steps. sent_id = lpp_1943.282

Could also be seen in more everyday situations with e.g. 'my dude'

Is this SocialRel~Gestalt? Or just Gestalt?

nschneid commented 4 years ago

It has to be "my", right? Not "your"/"their"?

Feels like a special discursive construction. Maybe `d or `$?

esmanning commented 4 years ago

Yeah, would have to be "my" for this construction. `$ feels like a better fit to me than `d.

nschneid commented 4 years ago

`$ sounds good