Université de Montréal - Thèse sous forme numérique

272between the English and Portuguese verbs as a minor difference and we described it in theframe so as to provide the users with as many details as possible on the use of the terms.Another difference that total equivalents can display concerns the syntactic patternsof the verbs. Some verbs in one language have a syntactic pattern that is not admitted in theother language. Consider the contexts of argue 1 , alegar 1 and propugnar 1 ([Argumentation]frame) given below:argue 1The accused also argued that his acquittal for obstructing justice should beaccepted as fresh evidence in his appeal of the aggravated assault conviction.alegar 1Naqueles autos, o A. alegou que a Ré, BB, lhe solicitou o empréstimo da quantia de15.000,00.Translation:In those case files, the A. argued that the defendant, BB, asked him a loan of15,000,00.propugnar 1Por último, na contestação que apresentou, a ré P..., invocou a prescrição doscréditos reclamados pela autora e propugnou pela sua absolvição.Translation:Finally, in the objections that the defendant P... presented, she invoked thelimitation of the credits that the author is claiming and she argued that she shouldbe acquitted.Whereas argue 1 is typically followed by a that-clause and its equivalent alegar 1admits it too, the same is not valid for propugnar 1 which is typically followed by a PP.Nevertheless, propugnar 1 is easily translated by argue 1 and vice versa: