Structuring Events: A Study in the Semantics of Lexical Aspect

Susan Rothstein

ISBN 10: 1405106670 / ISBN 13: 9781405106672

Edité par Blackwell Pub, 2004

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1st edition. 216 pages. 9.75x7.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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• Titre: Structuring Events: A Study in the Semantics of Lexical Aspect
• Éditeur: Blackwell Pub
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1405106670
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781405106672
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Brand New

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Synopsis

Structuring Events presents a novel semantic theory of lexical aspect for anyone interested in the study of verb meanings.

• Provides an introduction to aspectual classes and aspectual distinctions.
• Utilizes case studies to present a novel semantic theory of lexical aspect and compare it with alternative theories.
• Useful for students and scholars in semantics and syntax as well as the neighboring fields of pragmatics and philosophy of language.

À propos de l?auteur

Susan Rothstein is Professor of Linguistics at Bar-Ilan University. She has published widely on such issues as syntax, semantics, and the syntax-semantics interface. She is author of Predicates and Their Subjects (2000), and editor of Events and Grammar (1998) and Perspectives on Phrase Structure: Heads and Licensing (1991).