Event Structure and the Left Periphery
Katalin E. . Ed(S): Kiss
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Paperback. Analyzes the syntactic and semantic consequences of event structure. This text contains the studies which test the hypothesis that event structure correlates with a number of things, including word order, the presence or absence of the verbal particle, and the [+/- specific] feature of the internal argument. Editor(s): Kiss, Katalin E. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
This book provides substantial new results in a novel field of research examining the syntactic and semantic consequences of event structure. The studies of this volume examine the hypothesis that event structure correlates with word order, the presence or absence of the verbal particle, the [+/- specific] feature of the internal argument, aspect, focusing, negation, and negative quantification, among others. The results reported concern the telicising vs. perfectivizing role of the verbal particle; the syntactic and semantic differences of verbs denoting a delimited change, and those denoting creation or coming into being; evidence of viewpoint aspect in a language with ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402047541
SKU
V9781402047541
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99-15
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