Compositional states  

Oleh:

Husband, E. Matthew

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: Proceedings of the 20th Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference, held at Vancouver, British Colombia, April 29 - May 1, 2010, page 76-90.
Topik: DEVOTIONAL LITERATURE; ENGLISH; Keywords: Aktionsart; existential interpretation; lifetime effects; stage-level/individuallevel predicates; states; temporal modification
Fulltext: 76-90.pdf (141.0KB)

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Whether a transitive stative predicate licenses an existential interpretation of its subject (EIS) depends on the type of object it has. While previous theories have related this to the object’s ability to function as a topic, I present evidence that the quantized/homogeneous distinction between objects better captures EIS and propose an event composition analysis of EIS for transitive stative predicates. This analysis points to the aspectual nature of EIS and also illuminates other aspectual behaviors of stage-level/individual-level states.

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