Chapter 2
Aktionsart and argument structure
A state of the art
Article outline
- 2.1Introduction
- 2.2The classic event types
- 2.2.1States
- 2.2.2Activities
- 2.2.3Telics
- 2.2.4The tests
- 2.2.4.1Events vs. states
- 2.2.4.2Telic vs. atelic
- 2.2.5Two types of telic predicates
- 2.2.5.1Accomplishments
- 2.2.5.2Achievements
- 2.2.6Against semelfactives
- 2.2.7Interim summary
- 2.3Modeling Aktionsart in the syntax
- 2.3.1Origins of verbal decomposition
- 2.3.2L-syntax: Hale & Keyser (1993, 2002)
- 2.3.2.1An overview of the model
- 2.3.2.2Critical assessment
- 2.3.3
Borer’s (2005b)
XS-model
- 2.3.3.1An overview of the model
- 2.3.3.2Critical assessment
- 2.3.4First phase syntax:
Ramchand
(2008)
- 2.3.4.1An overview of the model
- 2.3.4.2Critical assessment
- 2.4Conclusions
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Notes