Overview
Part of the book series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory (SNLT, volume 62)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Aspect and the Internal Structure of the Clause
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Back Matter
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About this book
The study of the linguistic reflexes of aspect has been an active field of research in various sub-disciplines of linguistics, such as syntax, semantics (including discourse theory) and acquisition studies. However, communication and dissemination of results across these various subfields has often been indirect. The different angles brought together give us a comprehensive picture of the representation of aspect in the mind/brain of the speaker.
The papers in this volume represent the results of a workshop on the syntax, semantics and acquisition of aspect held in 2002 whose purpose was to foment active cross-disciplinary communication. A number of the papers examine the syntactic representation of lexical or situation aspect, while others focus on the syntactic interaction of lexical aspect with grammatical aspect, and of grammatical aspect and tense. Other papers examine the role of aspect in discourse representations, while a third group of papers reports on results of empirical studies on the acquisition of aspect in both first and second language acquisition, and patterns of loss of morphosyntactic reflexes of aspect in language attrition.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Aspectual inquiries is a highly coherent edited volume that contains important contributions to our understanding of aspectual distinctions in the lexicon, in the grammar, in language use, and in language development/breakdown. … I expect the book to be widely read in the generative linguistic community because of its relevance to the discussion on functional categories. The papers are well written and accessible enough that they can be used in (advanced) seminars on aspect as well." (Henriette de Swart, Language, Vol. 83 (4), 2007)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Aspectual Inquiries
Editors: Paula Kempchinsky, Roumyana Slabakova
Series Title: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3033-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3032-1Published: 14 February 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3035-2Published: 14 February 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3033-8Published: 25 July 2005
Series ISSN: 0924-4670
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0358
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 460
Topics: Linguistics, general, Philosophy, general, Semantics, Syntax, Psycholinguistics, Philosophy of Language