This paper proposes an analysis of telicity in motion predicates within the framework of the Exo-Skeletal Model
(Borer 2005b). We hypothesize that a motion event is syntactically represented by a
Path component, the core of which is a vP that introduces a Figure argument. This Path component is interpreted
as quantity in the sense of Borer (2005b) when there is a certain type of morpheme
present in the structure, such as a verb that denotes the reaching of an endpoint. A quantity Path component can then assign a
semantic value to a functional projection called AspQP, which returns a telic interpretation. Data from Mandarin,
Ghanaian Student Pidgin, and Southern Tati show AspQP can be assigned a value either with or without overt head
movement. We further propose a distinction between Path and direction, which explains data that were left unexplained in previous
studies and seemingly contradict our claim.
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