Lexicalization in Persian Motion Verbs: A New Pattern

Motion is considered as a fundamental concept in human cognitive system which could be represented in languages differently.Such diversity forms the basis of the lexicalization pattern theory, identified by Leonard Talmy. Based on the conflation of the conceptual elements, this theory is able to define and classify language families. However, it suffers from some inadequacies. The present paper is going to explain these deficiencies, and present some solutions. The results of the study show that there are two different approaches to the motion event: 1- wide approach, which merely conflates main conceptual elements in the verb; 2- narrow approach, which conflates peripheral constituent elements in the verb as well.