The syntax of aspect : deriving thematic and aspectual interpretation /

This book investigates the way grammar deals with the representation of aspectual (aktionsart) concepts, focusing 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 ve...

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Hauptverfasser:
Erteschik-Shir, Nomi., Rapoport, Tova R.
Weitere Verfasser:
Erteschik-Shir, Nomi
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This book investigates the way grammar deals with the representation of aspectual (aktionsart) concepts, focusing 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 di
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1 online resource (330 p.)
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-302) and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-153569-9
1-4294-7093-3
0-19-928043-6
1-280-75853-8
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