My understanding is as such concerning transitivity of compound verbs V1V2:
1) If V1 and V2 are both transitive, then V1V2 is transitive; if V1 and V2 are both intransitive, then V1V2 is intransitive, e.g. 切り倒す, 持ち上げる, 踏み潰す; 飛び跳ねる, 泣き叫ぶ, 飛び歩く
2) If V1 is intransitive and V2 is transitive, then V1V2 is transitive, e.g. 跳ね返す, 泣き落とす, 乗り返す
3) If V1 is transitive and V2 is intransitive, then V1V2's transitivity is ambiguous, e.g. 巻き付く, 飲み歩く
Question 1: Are these propositions reliable, if not perfect, guide to determine the transitivity of V1V2 compounds?
Question 2: Concerning proposition 3, are there verbs that dominate other verbs so that if it exists in either V1 or V2 position it would automatically determine the transitivity of the compound?
Question 3: What's your experience in learning the transitivity of verbs? Do you memorize them? Or imagine the action and determine if an agent must be involved? Or other methods?
As always, thank you for time and input.
1) If V1 and V2 are both transitive, then V1V2 is transitive; if V1 and V2 are both intransitive, then V1V2 is intransitive, e.g. 切り倒す, 持ち上げる, 踏み潰す; 飛び跳ねる, 泣き叫ぶ, 飛び歩く
2) If V1 is intransitive and V2 is transitive, then V1V2 is transitive, e.g. 跳ね返す, 泣き落とす, 乗り返す
3) If V1 is transitive and V2 is intransitive, then V1V2's transitivity is ambiguous, e.g. 巻き付く, 飲み歩く
Question 1: Are these propositions reliable, if not perfect, guide to determine the transitivity of V1V2 compounds?
Question 2: Concerning proposition 3, are there verbs that dominate other verbs so that if it exists in either V1 or V2 position it would automatically determine the transitivity of the compound?
Question 3: What's your experience in learning the transitivity of verbs? Do you memorize them? Or imagine the action and determine if an agent must be involved? Or other methods?
As always, thank you for time and input.