Abstract
The aim of the paper is to analyze the valency of locational verbs containing genitive and local links. Although the genitive and local aresemantically richly varied (Bermel, 1993), we do not focus on a broad spectrum of these meanings, but we focus only on the genitive and locally occurring valence potential of the verbs in the following types of sentences: i.
Location in a non-directional situation a) NP V Loc non-dir Children are at school. The house stood by the forest. b) NP In NP non-dir Petr excels in mathematics. ii.
Locomotion and directional situation a) NP V Loc dir Children go to school. We have achieved our goals. b) NP in NP dir He spoke on the phone.
He reached for the cake. c) NP In NP caus dir Mother led the children to school. Who brought it to the house.
The analysis will be carried out on corpus material of the language of non-spoken speakers, where we assume not only deviations from the valency system of native speakers, but we try to trace a separate system of locational verbs typical of Czech non-native speakers. In analyzing, we assume that the valency of dynamic and static verbs belongs to the acquisition of Czech as a foreign language, especially with regard to the need to understand the concept of localization in Czech.
Locational predicates can represent simple locational situations in which the referent is in a particular place or position (Paul is at school, Paul stands by the window), but it can also be a dynamic activity that takes place in a certain place (Paul is going through River / School, Daughter studying at the University / by Prof. Vojvodík) (Kamiš, 2003).
In distinguishing between genitive and local valency potential, the ability to understand directness as such is essential. When selecting a site, whether it be a verb of a static or dynamic character, the situation itself can not be understood as progressive with respect to any goal, the same is true in the opposite sense of the genitive sense.
The essential semantic component of locational predicates is a spatial relation, the modeling of which is very often used by prepositions that are necessarily present only in relation to the locus, but they are often a supportive element of genitive modeling in relation to the genitive, cf. for example, I'll go to school. I'm going out of school.
I'll come from a friend. I'm going away from school.
I'll be with a friend. I'll be at the school.
The library is close to the school. Next to the school there is a library.
There is a garden around the house.