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The syntactic nature of inner aspect : a minimalist perspective /

This book explores the syntactic nature of inner aspect from a minimalist perspective. It begins with the new observation that there are two independent properties at play in English inner aspect: the object-to-event mapping and event structure. From a discussion of English statives and Russian, it...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: MacDonald, Jonathan E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008.
Colección:Linguistik aktuell ; vol. 133.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The Syntactic Nature of Inner Aspect; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of abbreviations; chapter 1. An introduction to the syntax of inner aspect; chapter 2. The syntax of eventives 1; chapter 3. The syntax of eventives 2; chapter 4. A lexical derivation of achievements; Chapter 5. Minimalist variation in inner aspect; chapter 6. The autonomy of inner aspect; chapter 7. A consideration of other aspectual facts; chapter 8. The syntactic nature of inner aspect and some speculative remarks; References; Index.