94013397 03 01 01 JB code JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 JB code LA 148 GE 15 9789027288936 06 10.1075/la.148 00 EA E133 10 01 JB code LA 02 JB code 0166-0829 02 148.00 01 02 Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 01 01 Cross-linguistic Semantics of Tense, Aspect, and Modality Cross-linguistic Semantics of Tense, Aspect, and Modality 1 B01 01 JB code 100107101 Lotte Hogeweg Hogeweg, Lotte Lotte Hogeweg Radboud University Nijmegen 2 B01 01 JB code 819107102 Helen Hoop Hoop, Helen Helen Hoop Radboud University Nijmegen 3 B01 01 JB code 336107103 Andrej L. Malchukov Malchukov, Andrej L. Andrej L. Malchukov Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Institute of Linguistic Studies, Saint Petersburg 01 eng 11 414 03 03 vii 03 00 406 03 24 JB code LIN.GENER Generative linguistics 24 JB code LIN.SEMAN Semantics 24 JB code LIN.THEOR Theoretical linguistics 24 JB code LIN.TYP Typology 10 LAN009000 12 CFG 01 06 02 00 This book brings together formal semanticists with a cross-linguistic perspective and/or those working on lesser-known languages, and typologists interested in semantic theory, to discuss semantic variation in the specific domain of Tense, Aspect, and Mood/Modality. 03 00 In recent years, we have witnessed, on the one hand, an increased interest in cross-linguistic data in formal semantic studies, and, on the other hand, an increased concern for semantic issues in language typology. However, only few studies combine semantic and typological research for a particular semantic domain (such as the papers in Bach et al. (1995) on quantification and Smith (1997) on aspect). This book brings together formal semanticists with a cross-linguistic perspective and/or those working on lesser-known languages, and typologists interested in semantic theory, to discuss semantic variation in the specific domain of Tense, Aspect, and Mood/Modality. 01 00 03 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/475/la.148.png 01 01 D502 https://benjamins.com/covers/475_jpg/9789027255310.jpg 01 01 D504 https://benjamins.com/covers/475_tif/9789027255310.tif 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/1200_front/la.148.hb.png 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/125/la.148.png 02 00 03 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/1200_back/la.148.hb.png 03 00 03 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/3d_web/la.148.hb.png 01 01 JB code la.148.00toc 06 10.1075/la.148.00toc i viii 8 Miscellaneous 1 01 04 Preface Preface 01 01 JB code la.148.01hog 06 10.1075/la.148.01hog 1 12 12 Article 2 01 04 The semantics of tense, aspect and modality in the languages of the world The semantics of tense, aspect and modality in the languages of the world 1 A01 01 JB code 546112167 Lotte Hogeweg Hogeweg, Lotte Lotte Hogeweg 2 A01 01 JB code 787112168 Helen Hoop Hoop, Helen Helen Hoop 3 A01 01 JB code 970112169 Andrej L. Malchukov Malchukov, Andrej L. Andrej L. Malchukov 01 01 JB code la.148.02mal 06 10.1075/la.148.02mal 13 32 20 Article 3 01 04 Incompatible categories Incompatible categories 01 04 Resolving the "present perfective paradox" Resolving the “present perfective paradox” 1 A01 01 JB code 478112170 Andrej L. Malchukov Malchukov, Andrej L. Andrej L. Malchukov MPI EVA, Leipzig, Institute of Linguistic Studies, Saint Petersburg 01 01 JB code la.148.03bar 06 10.1075/la.148.03bar 33 54 22 Article 4 01 04 The perfective/imperfective distinction The perfective/imperfective distinction 01 04 Coercion or aspectual operators? Coercion or aspectual operators? 1 A01 01 JB code 4112171 Corien Bary Bary, Corien Corien Bary Radboud University Nijmegen 01 01 JB code la.148.04ark 06 10.1075/la.148.04ark 55 82 28 Article 5 01 04 Lexical and compositional factors in the aspectual system of Adyghe Lexical and compositional factors in the aspectual system of Adyghe 1 A01 01 JB code 594112172 Peter M. Arkadiev Arkadiev, Peter M. Peter M. Arkadiev Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 01 01 JB code la.148.05tat 06 10.1075/la.148.05tat 83 130 48 Article 6 01 04 Event structure of non-culminating accomplishments Event structure of non-culminating accomplishments 1 A01 01 JB code 81112173 Sergei Tatevosov Tatevosov, Sergei Sergei Tatevosov Moscow State University 2 A01 01 JB code 330112174 Mikhail Ivanov Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhail Ivanov Moscow State University 01 01 JB code la.148.06rom 06 10.1075/la.148.06rom 131 154 24 Article 7 01 04 The grammaticalised use of the Burmese verbs la `come' and thwa `go' The grammaticalised use of the Burmese verbs la ‘come’ and thwà ‘go’ 1 A01 01 JB code 774112175 Nicoletta Romeo Romeo, Nicoletta Nicoletta Romeo University of New South Wales 01 01 JB code la.148.07gij 06 10.1075/la.148.07gij 155 178 24 Article 8 01 04 Irrealis in Yurakare and other languages Irrealis in Yurakaré and other languages 01 04 On the cross-linguistic consistency of an elusive category On the cross-linguistic consistency of an elusive category 1 A01 01 JB code 491112176 Rik Gijn Gijn, Rik Rik Gijn Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics 2 A01 01 JB code 719112177 Sonja Gipper Gipper, Sonja Sonja Gipper Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics 01 01 JB code la.148.08mar 06 10.1075/la.148.08mar 179 204 26 Article 9 01 04 On the selection of mood in complement clauses On the selection of mood in complement clauses 1 A01 01 JB code 21112178 Rui Marques Marques, Rui Rui Marques Universidade de Lisboa 01 01 JB code la.148.09dav 06 10.1075/la.148.09dav 205 244 40 Article 10 01 04 `Out of control' marking as circumstantial modality in St'at'imcets ‘Out of control’ marking as circumstantial modality in St’át’imcets 1 A01 01 JB code 856112179 Henry Davis Davis, Henry Henry Davis University of British Columbia 2 A01 01 JB code 102112180 Lisa Matthewson Matthewson, Lisa Lisa Matthewson University of British Columbia 3 A01 01 JB code 330112181 Hotze Rullmann Rullmann, Hotze Hotze Rullmann University of British Columbia 01 01 JB code la.148.10sch 06 10.1075/la.148.10sch 245 270 26 Article 11 01 04 Modal geometry Modal geometry 01 04 Remarks on the structure of a modal map Remarks on the structure of a modal map 1 A01 01 JB code 808112182 Kees Schepper Schepper, Kees Kees Schepper Radboud University Nijmegen 2 A01 01 JB code 886112183 Joost Zwarts Zwarts, Joost Joost Zwarts Utrecht University 01 01 JB code la.148.11auw 06 10.1075/la.148.11auw 271 302 32 Article 12 01 04 Acquisitive modals Acquisitive modals 1 A01 01 JB code 377112184 Johan Auwera Auwera, Johan Johan Auwera University of Antwerp/ 2 A01 01 JB code 639112185 Petar Kehayov Kehayov, Petar Petar Kehayov University of Tartu 3 A01 01 JB code 852112186 Alice Vittrant Vittrant, Alice Alice Vittrant University of Aix-en-Provence 01 01 JB code la.148.12foo 06 10.1075/la.148.12foo 303 316 14 Article 13 01 04 Conflicting constraints on the interpretation of modal auxiliaries Conflicting constraints on the interpretation of modal auxiliaries 1 A01 01 JB code 343112187 Ad Foolen Foolen, Ad Ad Foolen Radboud University Nijmegen 2 A01 01 JB code 592112188 Helen Hoop Hoop, Helen Helen Hoop Radboud University Nijmegen 01 01 JB code la.148.13nau 06 10.1075/la.148.13nau 317 340 24 Article 14 01 04 Modality and context dependence Modality and context dependence 1 A01 01 JB code 738112189 Fabrice Nauze Nauze, Fabrice Fabrice Nauze ILLC, Universiteit van Amsterdam 01 01 JB code la.148.14par 06 10.1075/la.148.14par 341 364 24 Article 15 01 04 Verbal semantic shifts under negation, intensionality, and imperfectivity Verbal semantic shifts under negation, intensionality, and imperfectivity 01 04 Russian genitive objects Russian genitive objects 1 A01 01 JB code 186112190 Barbara H. Partee Partee, Barbara H. Barbara H. Partee University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2 A01 01 JB code 430112191 Vladimir Borschev Borschev, Vladimir Vladimir Borschev VINITI, Russian Academy of Sciences and UMass, Amherst 01 01 JB code la.148.15tam 06 10.1075/la.148.15tam 365 402 38 Article 16 01 04 The Estonian partitive evidential The Estonian partitive evidential 01 04 Some notes on the semantic parallels between aspect and evidential categories Some notes on the semantic parallels between aspect and evidential categories 1 A01 01 JB code 81112192 Anne Tamm Tamm, Anne Anne Tamm Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Florence 01 01 JB code la.148.17ind 06 10.1075/la.148.17ind 403 406 4 Miscellaneous 17 01 04 Index Index 01 JB code JBENJAMINS John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 01 JB code JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 https://benjamins.com Amsterdam NL 00 John Benjamins Publishing Company Marketing Department / Karin Plijnaar, Pieter Lamers onix@benjamins.nl 04 01 00 20091130 C 2009 John Benjamins Publishing Company D 2009 John Benjamins Publishing Company 02 WORLD 13 15 9789027255310 WORLD 03 01 JB 17 Google 03 https://play.google.com/store/books 21 01 00 Unqualified price 00 105.00 EUR 01 00 Unqualified price 00 88.00 GBP 01 00 Unqualified price 00 158.00 USD 162007752 03 01 01 JB code JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 JB code LA 148 Hb 15 9789027255310 06 10.1075/la.148 13 2009030824 00 BB 01 245 mm 02 164 mm 08 890 gr 10 01 JB code LA 02 0166-0829 02 148.00 01 02 Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 01 01 Cross-linguistic Semantics of Tense, Aspect, and Modality Cross-linguistic Semantics of Tense, Aspect, and Modality 1 B01 01 JB code 100107101 Lotte Hogeweg Hogeweg, Lotte Lotte Hogeweg Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/100107101 2 B01 01 JB code 819107102 Helen Hoop Hoop, Helen Helen Hoop Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/819107102 3 B01 01 JB code 336107103 Andrej L. Malchukov Malchukov, Andrej L. Andrej L. Malchukov Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Institute of Linguistic Studies, Saint Petersburg 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/336107103 01 eng 11 414 03 03 vii 03 00 406 03 03 2009 P294.5 04 Grammar, Comparative and general--Temporal constructions--Congresses. 04 Grammar, Comparative and general--Tense--Congresses. 04 Grammar, Comparative and general--Aspect--Congresses. 04 Modality (Linguistics)--Congresses. 04 Semantics, Comparative--Congresses. 10 LAN009000 12 CFG 24 JB code LIN.GENER Generative linguistics 24 JB code LIN.SEMAN Semantics 24 JB code LIN.THEOR Theoretical linguistics 24 JB code LIN.TYP Typology 01 06 02 00 This book brings together formal semanticists with a cross-linguistic perspective and/or those working on lesser-known languages, and typologists interested in semantic theory, to discuss semantic variation in the specific domain of Tense, Aspect, and Mood/Modality. 03 00 In recent years, we have witnessed, on the one hand, an increased interest in cross-linguistic data in formal semantic studies, and, on the other hand, an increased concern for semantic issues in language typology. However, only few studies combine semantic and typological research for a particular semantic domain (such as the papers in Bach et al. (1995) on quantification and Smith (1997) on aspect). This book brings together formal semanticists with a cross-linguistic perspective and/or those working on lesser-known languages, and typologists interested in semantic theory, to discuss semantic variation in the specific domain of Tense, Aspect, and Mood/Modality. 01 00 03 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/475/la.148.png 01 01 D502 https://benjamins.com/covers/475_jpg/9789027255310.jpg 01 01 D504 https://benjamins.com/covers/475_tif/9789027255310.tif 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/1200_front/la.148.hb.png 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/125/la.148.png 02 00 03 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/1200_back/la.148.hb.png 03 00 03 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/3d_web/la.148.hb.png 01 01 JB code la.148.00toc 06 10.1075/la.148.00toc i viii 8 Miscellaneous 1 01 04 Preface Preface 01 eng 01 01 JB code la.148.01hog 06 10.1075/la.148.01hog 1 12 12 Article 2 01 04 The semantics of tense, aspect and modality in the languages of the world The semantics of tense, aspect and modality in the languages of the world 1 A01 01 JB code 546112167 Lotte Hogeweg Hogeweg, Lotte Lotte Hogeweg 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/546112167 2 A01 01 JB code 787112168 Helen Hoop Hoop, Helen Helen Hoop 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/787112168 3 A01 01 JB code 970112169 Andrej L. Malchukov Malchukov, Andrej L. Andrej L. Malchukov 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/970112169 01 eng 01 01 JB code la.148.02mal 06 10.1075/la.148.02mal 13 32 20 Article 3 01 04 Incompatible categories Incompatible categories 01 04 Resolving the "present perfective paradox" Resolving the “present perfective paradox” 1 A01 01 JB code 478112170 Andrej L. Malchukov Malchukov, Andrej L. Andrej L. Malchukov MPI EVA, Leipzig, Institute of Linguistic Studies, Saint Petersburg 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/478112170 01 eng 30 00

In this paper I propose a general approach to the study of constraints on cooccurrence of grammatical categories and present one case study of a functionally infelicitous combination from the domain of TAM categories, the present perfective. It is argued that constraints on co-occurrence of particular categories can be accounted for in terms of local markedness and markedness hierarchies. This approach lends itself naturally for formalization in Optimality Theoretic terms. It was further shown that both production optimization (OT syntax) and comprehension optimization (OT semantics) is needed to model syntagmatic interaction of grammatical categories.

01 01 JB code la.148.03bar 06 10.1075/la.148.03bar 33 54 22 Article 4 01 04 The perfective/imperfective distinction The perfective/imperfective distinction 01 04 Coercion or aspectual operators? Coercion or aspectual operators? 1 A01 01 JB code 4112171 Corien Bary Bary, Corien Corien Bary Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/4112171 01 eng 30 00

I defend an aspectual operator approach of the perfective/imperfective distinction against a coercion approach, as, for example, proposed for French by de Swart (1998). I propose an analysis that follows de Swart on many points, but keeps temporal and aspectual contributions separate. I argue that such an analysis has a larger cross-linguistic coverage than one that combines the two in a single operator. The argumentation is based on the aspectual system of Ancient Greek, but holds for any language in which temporal and aspectual information are encoded in separate morphemes, and in which the opposition perfective/ imperfective is not restricted to the past tense. In addition, I show that a coercion analysis is problematic for French as well.

01 01 JB code la.148.04ark 06 10.1075/la.148.04ark 55 82 28 Article 5 01 04 Lexical and compositional factors in the aspectual system of Adyghe Lexical and compositional factors in the aspectual system of Adyghe 1 A01 01 JB code 594112172 Peter M. Arkadiev Arkadiev, Peter M. Peter M. Arkadiev Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/594112172 01 eng 30 00

This paper deals with different components of aspectual interpretation in Adyghe, a polysynthetic North-West Caucasian language, and hierarchical relations among them. Following Tatevosov (2002), I propose a classification of Adyghe predicates into actional classes, and then show how this classification can account for the distribution of temporal adverbials. I argue that temporal adverbials in Adyghe are able to shift the lexically specified actional characteristic of the predicate (coercion in the sense of de Swart 1998) and thus constitute a separate level of aspectually relevant operators intermediate between lexical and grammatical aspect.

01 01 JB code la.148.05tat 06 10.1075/la.148.05tat 83 130 48 Article 6 01 04 Event structure of non-culminating accomplishments Event structure of non-culminating accomplishments 1 A01 01 JB code 81112173 Sergei Tatevosov Tatevosov, Sergei Sergei Tatevosov Moscow State University 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/81112173 2 A01 01 JB code 330112174 Mikhail Ivanov Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhail Ivanov Moscow State University 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/330112174 01 eng 30 00

In this paper, we examine failed attempt and partial success interpretations of accomplishment verbs cross-linguistically. We observe that accomplishments differ systematically as to which of these readings they can produce. Relying on Rothstein’s (2004) theory of accomplishments, we propose that this diversity can be accounted for through properties of the relation between subevents in the accomplishment event structure.

01 01 JB code la.148.06rom 06 10.1075/la.148.06rom 131 154 24 Article 7 01 04 The grammaticalised use of the Burmese verbs la `come' and thwa `go' The grammaticalised use of the Burmese verbs la ‘come’ and thwà ‘go’ 1 A01 01 JB code 774112175 Nicoletta Romeo Romeo, Nicoletta Nicoletta Romeo University of New South Wales 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/774112175 01 eng 30 00

This paper describes the grammatical uses of the Burmese motion verbs la ‘come’ and thwà ‘go’. The verbal markers -la ‘come’ and thwà ‘go’ fulfil different functionsaccording to (1) the semantics of the verb they modify, (2) the way in whichevents are represented in the clause/sentence, and (3) the context of occurrencein which -la ‘come’, and thwà ‘go’ appear. With motion verbs, they expressdirectionality of motion of the participants in the speech act. With non-motionverbs, they function as inchoative markers, i.e. as markers of a change in theentity’s state. In addition, thwà ‘go’ is used in clauses/sentences to mark the decreasedsalience of the Agent and the correspondent increased salience of the Undergoer.This function of thwà ‘go’ will be compared with the function of -lai ‘follow’, derived from the motion verb lai ‘follow’, which is used to mark a high degree oftransitivity of the clause.

01 01 JB code la.148.07gij 06 10.1075/la.148.07gij 155 178 24 Article 8 01 04 Irrealis in Yurakare and other languages Irrealis in Yurakaré and other languages 01 04 On the cross-linguistic consistency of an elusive category On the cross-linguistic consistency of an elusive category 1 A01 01 JB code 491112176 Rik Gijn Gijn, Rik Rik Gijn Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/491112176 2 A01 01 JB code 719112177 Sonja Gipper Gipper, Sonja Sonja Gipper Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/719112177 01 eng 30 00

The linguistic category of irrealis does not show stable semantics across languages. This makes it difficult to formulate general statements about this category, and it has led some researchers to reject irrealis as a cross-linguistically valid category. In this paper we look at the semantics of the irrealis category of Yurakaré, an unclassified language spoken in central Bolivia, and compare it to irrealis semantics of a number of other languages. Languages differ with respect to the subcategories they subsume under the heading of irrealis. The variable subcategories are future tense, imperatives, negatives, and habitual aspect. We argue that the cross-linguistic variation is not random, and can be stated in terms of an implicational scale.

01 01 JB code la.148.08mar 06 10.1075/la.148.08mar 179 204 26 Article 9 01 04 On the selection of mood in complement clauses On the selection of mood in complement clauses 1 A01 01 JB code 21112178 Rui Marques Marques, Rui Rui Marques Universidade de Lisboa 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/21112178 01 eng 30 00

In this paper, the selection of indicative or subjunctive for complement clauses in Romance languages is considered, the proposal being made that the selection of one or another mood is related to the kind of attitude expressed by the main predicate. Specifically, indicative is selected when the expressed attitude is one of knowledge or belief, otherwise subjunctive being selected. Hence, a relation is established between epistemic or doxastic modality and the selection of indicative, while subjunctive is not linked to any particular kind of modal value.

01 01 JB code la.148.09dav 06 10.1075/la.148.09dav 205 244 40 Article 10 01 04 `Out of control' marking as circumstantial modality in St'at'imcets ‘Out of control’ marking as circumstantial modality in St’át’imcets 1 A01 01 JB code 856112179 Henry Davis Davis, Henry Henry Davis University of British Columbia 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/856112179 2 A01 01 JB code 102112180 Lisa Matthewson Matthewson, Lisa Lisa Matthewson University of British Columbia 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/102112180 3 A01 01 JB code 330112181 Hotze Rullmann Rullmann, Hotze Hotze Rullmann University of British Columbia 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/330112181 01 eng 30 00

This paper provides a unified semantic analysis of the so-called ‘out-of-control’ circumfix ka-…-a in St’át’imcets (Lillooet Salish). ka-…-a expresses an initially puzzling range of meanings, including “be able to”, “manage to”, “suddenly”, “accidentally”, and “non-controllable”. We propose that ka-…-a encodes circumstantial modality; we show that its various meanings all reduce to either an existential (ability) or universal (involuntary action) interpretation. Our analysis provides further support for a striking difference between St’át’imcets and English. In English, modals lexically encode quantificational strength, but do not encode distinctions between epistemic, deontic and circumstantial interpretations. St’át’imcets modals display exactly the inverse pattern (Rullmann et al. 2008). In line with this, ka-…-a lexically encodes circumstantial modality, but does not encode quantificational strength. The parallel between ka-…-a and other St’át’imcets modal elements provides support for our analysis, in contrast to previous accounts (e.g., Demirdache 1997), which treat ka-…-a as primarily aspectual in nature.

01 01 JB code la.148.10sch 06 10.1075/la.148.10sch 245 270 26 Article 11 01 04 Modal geometry Modal geometry 01 04 Remarks on the structure of a modal map Remarks on the structure of a modal map 1 A01 01 JB code 808112182 Kees Schepper Schepper, Kees Kees Schepper Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/808112182 2 A01 01 JB code 886112183 Joost Zwarts Zwarts, Joost Joost Zwarts Utrecht University 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/886112183 01 eng 30 00

This paper takes a closer look at the ‘geometric’ structure of the semantic map of modality (Van der Auwera & Plungian 1998). By analyzing the different modalities into more basic modal features, we can get a better view on how the map is organized along different dimensions around a neutral middle modality, how the deontic modality fits on the map and what role connectivity plays in defining polyfunctionality. Drawing on data from Dutch, we argue that a basic distinction on the map corresponds to the grammatical raising/control distinction.

01 01 JB code la.148.11auw 06 10.1075/la.148.11auw 271 302 32 Article 12 01 04 Acquisitive modals Acquisitive modals 1 A01 01 JB code 377112184 Johan Auwera Auwera, Johan Johan Auwera University of Antwerp/ 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/377112184 2 A01 01 JB code 639112185 Petar Kehayov Kehayov, Petar Petar Kehayov University of Tartu 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/639112185 3 A01 01 JB code 852112186 Alice Vittrant Vittrant, Alice Alice Vittrant University of Aix-en-Provence 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/852112186 01 eng 30 00

The paper explores the fact that ‘get’ etymons may acquire modal meanings. It tries to fit this fact into the modal map proposal of van der Auwera & Plungian (1998) and concludes that the map has to be revised, in part because the lexical input, the predicates meaning ‘get/acquire’ allow more than one reading, an agentive and a receptive one. The paper focuses on the two areas in which so-called ‘acquisitiv modality’ is very prominent, viz. Northern Europe and South(east) Asia.

01 01 JB code la.148.12foo 06 10.1075/la.148.12foo 303 316 14 Article 13 01 04 Conflicting constraints on the interpretation of modal auxiliaries Conflicting constraints on the interpretation of modal auxiliaries 1 A01 01 JB code 343112187 Ad Foolen Foolen, Ad Ad Foolen Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/343112187 2 A01 01 JB code 592112188 Helen Hoop Hoop, Helen Helen Hoop Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/592112188 01 eng 30 00

The Dutch modal auxiliaries kunnen ‘can’ and moeten ‘must’ can be interpreted in different ways: ‘participant-internal, ‘participant-external’, and epistemic. For each of the verbs, we assume a basic, default interpretation: ‘participant-internal’ for kunnen, ‘participant-external’ for moeten. In sentences with a ‘neutral’ main verb like zwemmen ‘to swim’, and with a third person subject, the hearer chooses this basic interpretation. We subsequently show that other elements in the sentence can induce a non-basic interpretation. In particular the controllability of the activity expressed in the main verb (‘to swim’ versus ‘to pee’), progressive aspect, and person of the subject (in particular second person subject) are relevant factors influencing the interpretation of the modal verb. We model the factors influencing the interpretation as violable constraints in an optimal theoretic analysis, which leads to tableaux with a sentence as input and an optimal interpretation of that sentence as output.

01 01 JB code la.148.13nau 06 10.1075/la.148.13nau 317 340 24 Article 14 01 04 Modality and context dependence Modality and context dependence 1 A01 01 JB code 738112189 Fabrice Nauze Nauze, Fabrice Fabrice Nauze ILLC, Universiteit van Amsterdam 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/738112189 01 eng 30 00

This paper argues that the analysis of modality in terms of generalized quantification falls short on three issues. First it is shown that such an analysis encounters serious problems when it come to deontic modality. Second I will show that the standard analysis makes false predictions by allowing unwanted combinations of modal items. Third I will argue that the data from Lillooet challenges the position that modality should be analyzed across the board as the interaction of a neutral operator with an externally provided intensional context. Finally I will sketch a solution to those problems within the framework of update semantics. I will propose a polysemous treatment of modality where each modality type (epistemic, deontic and circumstantial) has a distinct meaning.

01 01 JB code la.148.14par 06 10.1075/la.148.14par 341 364 24 Article 15 01 04 Verbal semantic shifts under negation, intensionality, and imperfectivity Verbal semantic shifts under negation, intensionality, and imperfectivity 01 04 Russian genitive objects Russian genitive objects 1 A01 01 JB code 186112190 Barbara H. Partee Partee, Barbara H. Barbara H. Partee University of Massachusetts, Amherst 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/186112190 2 A01 01 JB code 430112191 Vladimir Borschev Borschev, Vladimir Vladimir Borschev VINITI, Russian Academy of Sciences and UMass, Amherst 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/430112191 01 eng 30 00

The Russian Genitive of Negation construction involves alternations of genitive with nominative or accusative case under negation; typically a genitive NP is interpreted as “weaker” than a corresponding nominative or accusative, having narrow scope with respect to negation and as lacking any existence presupposition. A similar alternation is found with some intensional verbs, with genitive (sometimes) used for the “opaque” reading of the direct object. The similarity among these uses of genitive for ‘less referential’ objects was observed by Neidle (1982). One challenge for compositionality is the apparent nonuniformity of the semantics: the case alternations often have semantic correlates, but not always; when they do, the semantic correlates are not self-evidently the same in each case. We believe that a solution might be approached by combining the Russian “verb-centered” view of the phenomena with the western “compositionality-centered” view. As a prolegomenon to a fuller study of shifts in semantics and in fine-grained argument structure of verbs under negation and under the influence of intensionality, modality, and imperfective aspect, in this paper we examine the relationships between negation and intensionality and between partitivity and imperfectivity.

01 01 JB code la.148.15tam 06 10.1075/la.148.15tam 365 402 38 Article 16 01 04 The Estonian partitive evidential The Estonian partitive evidential 01 04 Some notes on the semantic parallels between aspect and evidential categories Some notes on the semantic parallels between aspect and evidential categories 1 A01 01 JB code 81112192 Anne Tamm Tamm, Anne Anne Tamm Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Florence 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/81112192 01 eng 30 00

This article shows that the Estonian partitive evidential marks predicates in sentences that express incomplete evidence. Partitive occurs in the categories of aspect, epistemic modality, and evidentiality, marking objects and present participles. Despite the difference in syntax, the semantics of these categories is based on parallel relationships. More specifically, the aspectual partitive marks objects in sentences describing incomplete events, and the partitive evidential appears in sentences that encode incomplete evidence compared to the expectation of complete evidence.

01 01 JB code la.148.17ind 06 10.1075/la.148.17ind 403 406 4 Miscellaneous 17 01 04 Index Index 01 eng
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337007753 03 01 01 JB code JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 JB code LA 148 Eb 15 9789027288936 06 10.1075/la.148 00 EA E107 10 01 JB code LA 02 0166-0829 02 148.00 01 02 Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 11 01 JB code jbe-all 01 02 Full EBA collection (ca. 4,200 titles) 11 01 JB code jbe-2015-all 01 02 Complete backlist (3,208 titles, 1967–2015) 05 02 Complete backlist (1967–2015) 11 01 JB code jbe-2015-la 01 02 Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today (vols. 1–226, 1980–2015) 05 02 LA (vols. 1–226, 1980–2015) 11 01 JB code jbe-2015-linguistics 01 02 Subject collection: Linguistics (2,773 titles, 1967–2015) 05 02 Linguistics (1967–2015) 01 01 Cross-linguistic Semantics of Tense, Aspect, and Modality Cross-linguistic Semantics of Tense, Aspect, and Modality 1 B01 01 JB code 100107101 Lotte Hogeweg Hogeweg, Lotte Lotte Hogeweg Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/100107101 2 B01 01 JB code 819107102 Helen Hoop Hoop, Helen Helen Hoop Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/819107102 3 B01 01 JB code 336107103 Andrej L. Malchukov Malchukov, Andrej L. Andrej L. Malchukov Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Institute of Linguistic Studies, Saint Petersburg 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/336107103 01 eng 11 414 03 03 vii 03 00 406 03 03 2009 P294.5 04 Grammar, Comparative and general--Temporal constructions--Congresses. 04 Grammar, Comparative and general--Tense--Congresses. 04 Grammar, Comparative and general--Aspect--Congresses. 04 Modality (Linguistics)--Congresses. 04 Semantics, Comparative--Congresses. 10 LAN009000 12 CFG 24 JB code LIN.GENER Generative linguistics 24 JB code LIN.SEMAN Semantics 24 JB code LIN.THEOR Theoretical linguistics 24 JB code LIN.TYP Typology 01 06 02 00 This book brings together formal semanticists with a cross-linguistic perspective and/or those working on lesser-known languages, and typologists interested in semantic theory, to discuss semantic variation in the specific domain of Tense, Aspect, and Mood/Modality. 03 00 In recent years, we have witnessed, on the one hand, an increased interest in cross-linguistic data in formal semantic studies, and, on the other hand, an increased concern for semantic issues in language typology. However, only few studies combine semantic and typological research for a particular semantic domain (such as the papers in Bach et al. (1995) on quantification and Smith (1997) on aspect). This book brings together formal semanticists with a cross-linguistic perspective and/or those working on lesser-known languages, and typologists interested in semantic theory, to discuss semantic variation in the specific domain of Tense, Aspect, and Mood/Modality. 01 00 03 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/475/la.148.png 01 01 D502 https://benjamins.com/covers/475_jpg/9789027255310.jpg 01 01 D504 https://benjamins.com/covers/475_tif/9789027255310.tif 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/1200_front/la.148.hb.png 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/125/la.148.png 02 00 03 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/1200_back/la.148.hb.png 03 00 03 01 01 D503 https://benjamins.com/covers/3d_web/la.148.hb.png 01 01 JB code la.148.00toc 06 10.1075/la.148.00toc i viii 8 Miscellaneous 1 01 04 Preface Preface 01 eng 01 01 JB code la.148.01hog 06 10.1075/la.148.01hog 1 12 12 Article 2 01 04 The semantics of tense, aspect and modality in the languages of the world The semantics of tense, aspect and modality in the languages of the world 1 A01 01 JB code 546112167 Lotte Hogeweg Hogeweg, Lotte Lotte Hogeweg 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/546112167 2 A01 01 JB code 787112168 Helen Hoop Hoop, Helen Helen Hoop 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/787112168 3 A01 01 JB code 970112169 Andrej L. Malchukov Malchukov, Andrej L. Andrej L. Malchukov 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/970112169 01 eng 01 01 JB code la.148.02mal 06 10.1075/la.148.02mal 13 32 20 Article 3 01 04 Incompatible categories Incompatible categories 01 04 Resolving the "present perfective paradox" Resolving the “present perfective paradox” 1 A01 01 JB code 478112170 Andrej L. Malchukov Malchukov, Andrej L. Andrej L. Malchukov MPI EVA, Leipzig, Institute of Linguistic Studies, Saint Petersburg 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/478112170 01 eng 30 00

In this paper I propose a general approach to the study of constraints on cooccurrence of grammatical categories and present one case study of a functionally infelicitous combination from the domain of TAM categories, the present perfective. It is argued that constraints on co-occurrence of particular categories can be accounted for in terms of local markedness and markedness hierarchies. This approach lends itself naturally for formalization in Optimality Theoretic terms. It was further shown that both production optimization (OT syntax) and comprehension optimization (OT semantics) is needed to model syntagmatic interaction of grammatical categories.

01 01 JB code la.148.03bar 06 10.1075/la.148.03bar 33 54 22 Article 4 01 04 The perfective/imperfective distinction The perfective/imperfective distinction 01 04 Coercion or aspectual operators? Coercion or aspectual operators? 1 A01 01 JB code 4112171 Corien Bary Bary, Corien Corien Bary Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/4112171 01 eng 30 00

I defend an aspectual operator approach of the perfective/imperfective distinction against a coercion approach, as, for example, proposed for French by de Swart (1998). I propose an analysis that follows de Swart on many points, but keeps temporal and aspectual contributions separate. I argue that such an analysis has a larger cross-linguistic coverage than one that combines the two in a single operator. The argumentation is based on the aspectual system of Ancient Greek, but holds for any language in which temporal and aspectual information are encoded in separate morphemes, and in which the opposition perfective/ imperfective is not restricted to the past tense. In addition, I show that a coercion analysis is problematic for French as well.

01 01 JB code la.148.04ark 06 10.1075/la.148.04ark 55 82 28 Article 5 01 04 Lexical and compositional factors in the aspectual system of Adyghe Lexical and compositional factors in the aspectual system of Adyghe 1 A01 01 JB code 594112172 Peter M. Arkadiev Arkadiev, Peter M. Peter M. Arkadiev Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/594112172 01 eng 30 00

This paper deals with different components of aspectual interpretation in Adyghe, a polysynthetic North-West Caucasian language, and hierarchical relations among them. Following Tatevosov (2002), I propose a classification of Adyghe predicates into actional classes, and then show how this classification can account for the distribution of temporal adverbials. I argue that temporal adverbials in Adyghe are able to shift the lexically specified actional characteristic of the predicate (coercion in the sense of de Swart 1998) and thus constitute a separate level of aspectually relevant operators intermediate between lexical and grammatical aspect.

01 01 JB code la.148.05tat 06 10.1075/la.148.05tat 83 130 48 Article 6 01 04 Event structure of non-culminating accomplishments Event structure of non-culminating accomplishments 1 A01 01 JB code 81112173 Sergei Tatevosov Tatevosov, Sergei Sergei Tatevosov Moscow State University 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/81112173 2 A01 01 JB code 330112174 Mikhail Ivanov Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhail Ivanov Moscow State University 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/330112174 01 eng 30 00

In this paper, we examine failed attempt and partial success interpretations of accomplishment verbs cross-linguistically. We observe that accomplishments differ systematically as to which of these readings they can produce. Relying on Rothstein’s (2004) theory of accomplishments, we propose that this diversity can be accounted for through properties of the relation between subevents in the accomplishment event structure.

01 01 JB code la.148.06rom 06 10.1075/la.148.06rom 131 154 24 Article 7 01 04 The grammaticalised use of the Burmese verbs la `come' and thwa `go' The grammaticalised use of the Burmese verbs la ‘come’ and thwà ‘go’ 1 A01 01 JB code 774112175 Nicoletta Romeo Romeo, Nicoletta Nicoletta Romeo University of New South Wales 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/774112175 01 eng 30 00

This paper describes the grammatical uses of the Burmese motion verbs la ‘come’ and thwà ‘go’. The verbal markers -la ‘come’ and thwà ‘go’ fulfil different functionsaccording to (1) the semantics of the verb they modify, (2) the way in whichevents are represented in the clause/sentence, and (3) the context of occurrencein which -la ‘come’, and thwà ‘go’ appear. With motion verbs, they expressdirectionality of motion of the participants in the speech act. With non-motionverbs, they function as inchoative markers, i.e. as markers of a change in theentity’s state. In addition, thwà ‘go’ is used in clauses/sentences to mark the decreasedsalience of the Agent and the correspondent increased salience of the Undergoer.This function of thwà ‘go’ will be compared with the function of -lai ‘follow’, derived from the motion verb lai ‘follow’, which is used to mark a high degree oftransitivity of the clause.

01 01 JB code la.148.07gij 06 10.1075/la.148.07gij 155 178 24 Article 8 01 04 Irrealis in Yurakare and other languages Irrealis in Yurakaré and other languages 01 04 On the cross-linguistic consistency of an elusive category On the cross-linguistic consistency of an elusive category 1 A01 01 JB code 491112176 Rik Gijn Gijn, Rik Rik Gijn Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/491112176 2 A01 01 JB code 719112177 Sonja Gipper Gipper, Sonja Sonja Gipper Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/719112177 01 eng 30 00

The linguistic category of irrealis does not show stable semantics across languages. This makes it difficult to formulate general statements about this category, and it has led some researchers to reject irrealis as a cross-linguistically valid category. In this paper we look at the semantics of the irrealis category of Yurakaré, an unclassified language spoken in central Bolivia, and compare it to irrealis semantics of a number of other languages. Languages differ with respect to the subcategories they subsume under the heading of irrealis. The variable subcategories are future tense, imperatives, negatives, and habitual aspect. We argue that the cross-linguistic variation is not random, and can be stated in terms of an implicational scale.

01 01 JB code la.148.08mar 06 10.1075/la.148.08mar 179 204 26 Article 9 01 04 On the selection of mood in complement clauses On the selection of mood in complement clauses 1 A01 01 JB code 21112178 Rui Marques Marques, Rui Rui Marques Universidade de Lisboa 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/21112178 01 eng 30 00

In this paper, the selection of indicative or subjunctive for complement clauses in Romance languages is considered, the proposal being made that the selection of one or another mood is related to the kind of attitude expressed by the main predicate. Specifically, indicative is selected when the expressed attitude is one of knowledge or belief, otherwise subjunctive being selected. Hence, a relation is established between epistemic or doxastic modality and the selection of indicative, while subjunctive is not linked to any particular kind of modal value.

01 01 JB code la.148.09dav 06 10.1075/la.148.09dav 205 244 40 Article 10 01 04 `Out of control' marking as circumstantial modality in St'at'imcets ‘Out of control’ marking as circumstantial modality in St’át’imcets 1 A01 01 JB code 856112179 Henry Davis Davis, Henry Henry Davis University of British Columbia 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/856112179 2 A01 01 JB code 102112180 Lisa Matthewson Matthewson, Lisa Lisa Matthewson University of British Columbia 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/102112180 3 A01 01 JB code 330112181 Hotze Rullmann Rullmann, Hotze Hotze Rullmann University of British Columbia 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/330112181 01 eng 30 00

This paper provides a unified semantic analysis of the so-called ‘out-of-control’ circumfix ka-…-a in St’át’imcets (Lillooet Salish). ka-…-a expresses an initially puzzling range of meanings, including “be able to”, “manage to”, “suddenly”, “accidentally”, and “non-controllable”. We propose that ka-…-a encodes circumstantial modality; we show that its various meanings all reduce to either an existential (ability) or universal (involuntary action) interpretation. Our analysis provides further support for a striking difference between St’át’imcets and English. In English, modals lexically encode quantificational strength, but do not encode distinctions between epistemic, deontic and circumstantial interpretations. St’át’imcets modals display exactly the inverse pattern (Rullmann et al. 2008). In line with this, ka-…-a lexically encodes circumstantial modality, but does not encode quantificational strength. The parallel between ka-…-a and other St’át’imcets modal elements provides support for our analysis, in contrast to previous accounts (e.g., Demirdache 1997), which treat ka-…-a as primarily aspectual in nature.

01 01 JB code la.148.10sch 06 10.1075/la.148.10sch 245 270 26 Article 11 01 04 Modal geometry Modal geometry 01 04 Remarks on the structure of a modal map Remarks on the structure of a modal map 1 A01 01 JB code 808112182 Kees Schepper Schepper, Kees Kees Schepper Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/808112182 2 A01 01 JB code 886112183 Joost Zwarts Zwarts, Joost Joost Zwarts Utrecht University 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/886112183 01 eng 30 00

This paper takes a closer look at the ‘geometric’ structure of the semantic map of modality (Van der Auwera & Plungian 1998). By analyzing the different modalities into more basic modal features, we can get a better view on how the map is organized along different dimensions around a neutral middle modality, how the deontic modality fits on the map and what role connectivity plays in defining polyfunctionality. Drawing on data from Dutch, we argue that a basic distinction on the map corresponds to the grammatical raising/control distinction.

01 01 JB code la.148.11auw 06 10.1075/la.148.11auw 271 302 32 Article 12 01 04 Acquisitive modals Acquisitive modals 1 A01 01 JB code 377112184 Johan Auwera Auwera, Johan Johan Auwera University of Antwerp/ 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/377112184 2 A01 01 JB code 639112185 Petar Kehayov Kehayov, Petar Petar Kehayov University of Tartu 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/639112185 3 A01 01 JB code 852112186 Alice Vittrant Vittrant, Alice Alice Vittrant University of Aix-en-Provence 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/852112186 01 eng 30 00

The paper explores the fact that ‘get’ etymons may acquire modal meanings. It tries to fit this fact into the modal map proposal of van der Auwera & Plungian (1998) and concludes that the map has to be revised, in part because the lexical input, the predicates meaning ‘get/acquire’ allow more than one reading, an agentive and a receptive one. The paper focuses on the two areas in which so-called ‘acquisitiv modality’ is very prominent, viz. Northern Europe and South(east) Asia.

01 01 JB code la.148.12foo 06 10.1075/la.148.12foo 303 316 14 Article 13 01 04 Conflicting constraints on the interpretation of modal auxiliaries Conflicting constraints on the interpretation of modal auxiliaries 1 A01 01 JB code 343112187 Ad Foolen Foolen, Ad Ad Foolen Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/343112187 2 A01 01 JB code 592112188 Helen Hoop Hoop, Helen Helen Hoop Radboud University Nijmegen 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/592112188 01 eng 30 00

The Dutch modal auxiliaries kunnen ‘can’ and moeten ‘must’ can be interpreted in different ways: ‘participant-internal, ‘participant-external’, and epistemic. For each of the verbs, we assume a basic, default interpretation: ‘participant-internal’ for kunnen, ‘participant-external’ for moeten. In sentences with a ‘neutral’ main verb like zwemmen ‘to swim’, and with a third person subject, the hearer chooses this basic interpretation. We subsequently show that other elements in the sentence can induce a non-basic interpretation. In particular the controllability of the activity expressed in the main verb (‘to swim’ versus ‘to pee’), progressive aspect, and person of the subject (in particular second person subject) are relevant factors influencing the interpretation of the modal verb. We model the factors influencing the interpretation as violable constraints in an optimal theoretic analysis, which leads to tableaux with a sentence as input and an optimal interpretation of that sentence as output.

01 01 JB code la.148.13nau 06 10.1075/la.148.13nau 317 340 24 Article 14 01 04 Modality and context dependence Modality and context dependence 1 A01 01 JB code 738112189 Fabrice Nauze Nauze, Fabrice Fabrice Nauze ILLC, Universiteit van Amsterdam 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/738112189 01 eng 30 00

This paper argues that the analysis of modality in terms of generalized quantification falls short on three issues. First it is shown that such an analysis encounters serious problems when it come to deontic modality. Second I will show that the standard analysis makes false predictions by allowing unwanted combinations of modal items. Third I will argue that the data from Lillooet challenges the position that modality should be analyzed across the board as the interaction of a neutral operator with an externally provided intensional context. Finally I will sketch a solution to those problems within the framework of update semantics. I will propose a polysemous treatment of modality where each modality type (epistemic, deontic and circumstantial) has a distinct meaning.

01 01 JB code la.148.14par 06 10.1075/la.148.14par 341 364 24 Article 15 01 04 Verbal semantic shifts under negation, intensionality, and imperfectivity Verbal semantic shifts under negation, intensionality, and imperfectivity 01 04 Russian genitive objects Russian genitive objects 1 A01 01 JB code 186112190 Barbara H. Partee Partee, Barbara H. Barbara H. Partee University of Massachusetts, Amherst 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/186112190 2 A01 01 JB code 430112191 Vladimir Borschev Borschev, Vladimir Vladimir Borschev VINITI, Russian Academy of Sciences and UMass, Amherst 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/430112191 01 eng 30 00

The Russian Genitive of Negation construction involves alternations of genitive with nominative or accusative case under negation; typically a genitive NP is interpreted as “weaker” than a corresponding nominative or accusative, having narrow scope with respect to negation and as lacking any existence presupposition. A similar alternation is found with some intensional verbs, with genitive (sometimes) used for the “opaque” reading of the direct object. The similarity among these uses of genitive for ‘less referential’ objects was observed by Neidle (1982). One challenge for compositionality is the apparent nonuniformity of the semantics: the case alternations often have semantic correlates, but not always; when they do, the semantic correlates are not self-evidently the same in each case. We believe that a solution might be approached by combining the Russian “verb-centered” view of the phenomena with the western “compositionality-centered” view. As a prolegomenon to a fuller study of shifts in semantics and in fine-grained argument structure of verbs under negation and under the influence of intensionality, modality, and imperfective aspect, in this paper we examine the relationships between negation and intensionality and between partitivity and imperfectivity.

01 01 JB code la.148.15tam 06 10.1075/la.148.15tam 365 402 38 Article 16 01 04 The Estonian partitive evidential The Estonian partitive evidential 01 04 Some notes on the semantic parallels between aspect and evidential categories Some notes on the semantic parallels between aspect and evidential categories 1 A01 01 JB code 81112192 Anne Tamm Tamm, Anne Anne Tamm Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Florence 07 https://benjamins.com/catalog/persons/81112192 01 eng 30 00

This article shows that the Estonian partitive evidential marks predicates in sentences that express incomplete evidence. Partitive occurs in the categories of aspect, epistemic modality, and evidentiality, marking objects and present participles. Despite the difference in syntax, the semantics of these categories is based on parallel relationships. More specifically, the aspectual partitive marks objects in sentences describing incomplete events, and the partitive evidential appears in sentences that encode incomplete evidence compared to the expectation of complete evidence.

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