Inner Aspect The Articulation of VP /

• Main Author: Travis, Lisa deMena (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, 80
• Subjects: Linguistics.; Austronesian languages.; Comparative linguistics.; Grammar.; Syntax.; Linguistics, general.; Theoretical Linguistics.; Austronesian Languages.; Comparative Linguistics.

This monograph probes the structure of the verb phrase through a cross-linguistic investigation of the syntax and morphology of relevant constructions. In particular, the author provides evidence for two event-related non-lexical projections called "inner aspect" and "event". The...

Table of Contents:

• Inner Derived Objects
• Inner Aspect and Event
• Event Structure and Phrase Structure
• Interaction of Objects and Aspect
• L-Syntax and S-Syntax
• The Syntax of Achievements
• Bounds and Coercion
• Conclusion.