On Aspect Theory and Homeric Aspect

Friedrich, Paul

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“…In specific contrast to tZ, mu indicates perfectivity or completion, although it is also used when neither imperfectivity nor perfectivity is specifically intended. As in many other languages the imperfectivity/perfectivity contrast in Shokleng has become associated as well with a present-future versus past tense contrast, as in: It should be noted that the markedness relations here correspond to those posited as universal by Friedrich (1974).…”

Section: Aspect Shokleng Manifests Aspectual Distinctions In Two Waysmentioning

confidence: 57%

Ergativity and Accusativity in Shokleng (Gê)

Urban¹

1985

International Journal of American Linguistics

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Section: Aspect Shokleng Manifests Aspectual Distinctions In Two Waysmentioning

confidence: 57%

Ergativity and Accusativity in Shokleng (Gê)

Urban¹

1985

International Journal of American Linguistics

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“…Within a decade after the appearance of Verkuyl's (1972) work, many separate features of his theory were considered and duly recognized (Friedrich 1974, Schopf 1974: 56-58, Zydatiß 1976: 54, Heinämäki 1974/1978: 10, Dowty 1979: 3-64, Markkanen 1979: 54-57, Carlson 1981, Mourelatos 1981 7 . However, an extremely important element escaped the attention of researchers or was inadequately analyzed: the link between CA, as found in English, and VA, as in the Slavic languages.…”

Section: Verkuyl᾽s Theorymentioning

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On the History οf Compositional Aspect: Vicissitudes, Issues, Prospects

Kabakčiev¹

2019

AJP

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Compositional aspect (CA) is a fundamental language phenomenon discovered in 1972 by the Dutch linguist Henk Verkuyl. It is the mechanism of explication at the level of the sentence of the values of perfectivity and imperfectivity, otherwise found in verbs as lexical entries in Slavic and some similar languages. Its discovery ultimately made a huge breakthrough in linguistics, but the recognition of its significance came after years and decades of misunderstanding and twists and turns in conceptualization. Even today, nearly half a century after the discovery of CA, the theory behind it remains rather misconceived, despite the sea of publications dealing with it. This paper offers an overviewthrough the eyes of the author, hence inevitably polemicalof some of the history of CA, with its vicissitudes, issues and, most significantly, prospects.

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“…That is, situation types, although closely related to the verb, are not solely determined by the verb. Other elements in the verb phrase also play a role (Friedrich 1974;Wald 1987). The category of results typically consists of two parts, an activity verb followed another expression that designates the endpoint of the activity.…”

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Perfectivity and grounding in Mandarin Chinese

2014

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This paper analyses the encoding of perfectivity in Chinese, focusing on its form, interpretation, and grounding functions. Three major points are made based on examinations of narrative text. First, perfectivity is indicated not only by the perfective marker -le, but also by an array of "bounding expressions" that explicitly designate the endpoint of events. Second, Chinese perfective clauses as currently defined vary in grounding roles. They may present bounded dynamic events and play a foregrounding role or denote stative situations and have a backgrounding function. The different grounding functions are determined not by the verb form but by the transitivity features of the clauses and the context in which they occur. Third, the flexibility is closely related to the nature and semantics of perfectivity and the structural components of the Chinese perfective constructions. The study adds unique features of an isolating language to our existing knowledge of grounding.

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On Aspect Theory and Homeric Aspect

Cited by 34 publications

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Ergativity and Accusativity in Shokleng (Gê)

Ergativity and Accusativity in Shokleng (Gê)

On the History οf Compositional Aspect: Vicissitudes, Issues, Prospects

Perfectivity and grounding in Mandarin Chinese

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