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The Syntax of Aspect : Deriving Thematic and Aspectual Interpretation.
Title:
The Syntax of Aspect : Deriving Thematic and Aspectual Interpretation.
Author:
Erteschik-Shir, Nomi.
ISBN:
9780191535697
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (330 pages)
Series:
Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics ; v.10

Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics
Contents:
Contents -- General Preface -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Overview of the Volume -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: From Lexical Roots to Syntax -- 2 Aspect and the Syntax of Argument Structure -- 3 How Do Verbs Get Their Names? Denominal Verbs, Manner Incorporation, and the Ontology of Verb Roots in English -- 4 Path Predicates -- Part II: Event Structure and Feature Projections -- 5 Tense, Person, and Transitivity -- 6 Complex Aspectual Structure in Hindi/Urdu -- 7 The Aspect of Agency -- 8 Agents and Causes in Malagasy and Tagalog -- 9 Event Structure and Morphosyntax in Navajo -- Part III: Lexical Restrictions on Syntax -- 10 Constructions, Lexical Semantics, and the Correspondence Principle: Accounting for Generalizations and Subregularities in the Realization of Arguments -- 11 Unspecified Arguments in Episodic and Habitual Sentences -- 12 Resultatives under the 'Event-Argument Homomorphism' Model of Telicity -- 13 Change-of-State Verbs: Implications for Theories of Argument Projection -- References -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index of Terms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Z.
Abstract:
This book investigates the way grammar deals with the representation of aspectual (aktionsart) concepts, focussing on issues of the lexicon-syntax interface. The authors' innovative analyses of this interface significantly advance our understanding of the role that syntax plays in determining verbal meaning, aspectual interpretation, and thematic information. Various theories are developed in this collection, including those that take as their starting point the lexical-syntactic framework of Hale and Keyser, prominent among which is the chapter by Hale and Keyser themselves. By examining different phenomena in a cross-linguistic perspective, this book develops insights into the general theoretical question of universal grammar and acquisition as well as into the specific nature of the lexicon-syntax interface. It is a major contribution to modern syntactic theory.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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