Structuring Events: A Study in the Semantics of Lexical Aspect

Susan Rothstein

ISBN 10: 1405106670 / ISBN 13: 9781405106672

Editore: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2004

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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. Series: Explorations in Semantics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556. . 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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• Titolo: Structuring Events: A Study in the Semantics of Lexical Aspect
• Editore: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1405106670
• ISBN 13: 9781405106672
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: New

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

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• 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.

Informazioni sull?autore

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).