René Dirven

Emma Vorlat

Louis Goossens

Yvan Putseys

The four papers presented in this volume are corpus-based investigations into the meaning of the verbs speak, talk, say and tell. More specifically they want to explore how the scene of linguistic action has been put into perspective by these four high-frequency verbs.

The Scene of Linguistic Action and its Perspectivization by SPEAK, TALK, SAY and TELL

Johan van der Auwera

Betty Devriendt

A Functionalist Perspective

Complex Structures

The Ins and Outs of Predication

Louis Goossens

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