Argument Realisation in Complex Predicates and Complex Events

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Verb-verb constructions at the syntax-semantic interface

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Argument Realisation in Complex Predicates and Complex Events
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Introduction. Argument realisation in complex predicates and complex events at the syntax-semantic internface
References
1. The syntactic realisation of complex events and complex predicates in situations of Irish
1. Introduction
2. Situations and complex events
3. Nexus-juncture relations and complex predications
4. The nature of complex events in situations
4.1 transition: e1 into e2
4.2 sequence - e1 before e2
4.3 e1 simultaneous with e2
4.3.1 e1 simultaneous with e2 - no location specified
4.3.2 e1 simultaneous with e2 - temporal location specified
4.3.3 e1 simultaneous with e2 - spatial location specified
4.3.4 Dative subject
4.4 Subordination
4.5 Complex predicates
4.5.1 Phase
4.5.2 Modifying subevents
5. Discussion
References
2. Pleonasm in particle verb constructions in German
1. Introduction
2. Bracket structure topology in German
3. Verbs with separable prefixes
3.1 The semantic contribution of the particle
3.2 Non-compositionality of the particle-verb complex
3.3 Combinability of particles
3.4 Particles in predicative adjective use
4. On pleonastic directionals: Which element is redundant?
5. Talmy: Windowing of attention in motion event frames
5.1 Talmy's cognitive approach to frames and attention
5.2 Applying Talmy's model to German pleonastic particle constructions
6. Metaphorical uses of Pleonastic Particle Constructions
7. Summary of the specifications of the Pleonastic Particle Construction
8. Conclusion and outlook
References
3. Serial verb constructions and event structure representations
1. Introduction
2. SVCs in the relevant literature
3. Verbal status of serial verbs
4. Composition and conceptual structures of SVCs
5. An RRG analysis of SVCs
5.1 Role and reference grammar
5.2. Syntactic representations of SVCs
5.2.1 Syntactic representations of Non-SVCs
5.3 Linking syntax and semantics in SVCs
6. Concluding remarks
References
4. Non-conventional arguments
1. Introduction
2. The nothing special hypothesis
3. History of 'a': The once-a-coordinate hypothesis
4. Distribution of AF vs AI
5. Semantic bleaching of V1
6. Event structure and V1 - V2 cohesion
7. A continuum to serialization?
8. Summing up
References
5. Complex predicates in Lithuanian
1. Introduction
2. Framework, methodology and data
2.1 Data
2.2 Methodology
2.3 Role and reference grammar
3. Types of predicates in Lithuanian
3.1 Simple predicates
3.2 Complex predicates
3.2.1 Nominal complex predicates
3.2.2 Verbal complex predicates
3.2.3 Serial verb constructions in Lithuanian
4. Discussion
References
6. Serial verb constructions in Estonian
1. Introduction
2. What is the serial verb construction?
3. Overview of previous studies of similar phenomena in Finno-Ugric languages
4. Serial verb constructions in Estonian
4.1 Syntactic status of Estonian SVC
4.2 First verbs (V1) in Estonian SVCs
5. Corpus study
5.1 The etTenTen Corpus
5.2 Data and coding
5.3 Corpus analysis
5.3.1 V1 markers
5.3.2 V2 in the SVC
5.3.3 Locative and temporal adverbs in SVCs
6. Conclusion
Sources of the examples
References
7. Complex predication in three dialects of Australia's Western Desert
1. Introduction
2. The nature of complex predicates
3. Syntactic complex predicates
3.1 Serial verb constructions
3.2 Verb-verb compounding
4. Morphological complex predicates
4.1 Morphological derivation
4.2 Noun-verb compounding
5. Lexical complex predicates
6. Concluding discussion
References
8. Complex verbs in Bohairic Coptic
1. Subject and aims of the present chapter
2. Structure of the chapter
3. Introduction
3.1 Basic information about Egyptian-Coptic and the corpus examined
3.2 Egyptian and Greek in contact
3.3 Case: some preliminaries
3.3.1 Case, its marking and its functions
3.3.2 Case and language contact
3.3.3 Case in Ancient Greek
4. Complex verbs and their arguments in Bohairic Coptic
4.1 Formation strategies of complex verbs
4.2 Complex verbs and their valency: An overview
4.3 Greek valency patterns in Coptic?
4.4 Discussion
5. Conclusions: Two subsystems of transitivity in Bohairic Coptic
Acknowledgements
References
9. The organizational structure of lexical compound verbs in Japanese
1. Introduction
2. Preliminary remarks
2.1 Construction Morphology
2.2 Compound verbs in an inheritance hierarchy
2.3 Classification of compound verbs
2.3.1 Two groups of compound verbs
2.3.2 Argument structure of compound verbs
2.3.3 Linguistic test
2.4 Proposal
3. Constructional schemas for left-headed compound verbs
3.1 Meaning of -hateru
3.2 Constructional schemas of -hateru
3.3 Representation of -hateru in two dimensions
4. Constructional schemas for right-headed compound verbs
4.1 The prefixed type
4.2 Thematic compound verbs
4.2.1 Causing/leading activity-specifying type
4.2.2 Resultative state-elaborating type
4.2.3 Resultative state-augmentation type
5. Concluding remarks
Acknowledgements
References
10. Verb-verb compounds and argument structure in Tepehua
1. Introduction
2. Verb-verb compounds
2.1 Kinds of compounds
2.2 Transitivity of compounds
3. Compounding in Tepehua
4. Verb-verb constructions in Tepehua
5. Right-headed verb-verb compounds
6. Left-headed verb-verb constructions
7. V2 as inflection
8. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
11. Multi-verb constructions in Cheyenne
1. Introduction
2. The Cheyenne Language
3. Multi-verb constructions in the context of Cheyenne
3.1 Definition of the concept of multi-verb constructions
3.2 Cheyenne verb structure8
4. Typology of multi-verb constructions in Cheyenne
4.2 Primary verb construction
4.2.1 Posture construction
4.2.2 Construction expressing orientation plus (manner of) motion
4.2.3 Construction expressing simultaneous actions
4.2.4 Directional construction
4.2.5 Instrumental suffix construction
4.2.6 Instrumental infix and suffix construction
4.2.7 Aspectual construction
4.2.8 Modal construction
4.2.9 Comitative construction
4.2.10 Cause-effect construction
4.2.11 Purposive construction
4.2.12 Construction expressing sequence of actions or concomitant actions
4.3 Secondary verb construction
4.3.1 Causative construction
4.3.2 Benefactive construction
4.3.3 Desiderative construction
4.3.4 Process construction
4.4 Compound verb construction
4.4.1 Construction expressing orientation plus purpose
4.4.2 Construction expressing sequence of actions or concomitant actions
4.4.3 Possessive construction
4.4.4 Aspectual construction
4.4.5 Modal construction
4.5 Mixed constructions
4.5.1 Primary?+?secondary verb construction
4.5.2 Compound+secondary verb construction
4.5.3 Compound?+?primary verb construction
5. Summary
6. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Appendix
12. Feelings as emotion, attitude, and viewpoints
1. Introduction
2. The semantics of 'sentir' 'to feel'
3. The corpus under analysis
4. 'Sentir' taking nominal complements
5. 'Sentir' taking clausal complements
6. 'Sentir' taking predicative elements
7. Final discussion
References
13. Nominal predication in Persian
1. Introduction
2. Aktionsart types tests
2.1 Dastæn 'have'
2.2 kærdæn 'do'
2.3 sodæn 'become'
2.4 dadæn 'give'
2.5 zædæn 'hit/strike'
2.6 didæn 'see'
2.7 gereftæn 'take'
2.8 yaftæn 'find'
2.9 kesidæn 'pull'
2.10 xordæn 'eat'
2.11 amædæn 'come'
2.12 ræftæn 'go'
2.13 aværdæn 'bring'
2.14 bæxsidæn 'give/forgive'
2.15 bordæn 'take/carry'
2.16 gozastæn 'put'
3. Role of the nominal element in Aktionsart type
4. Nominal element semantics
5. Logical structure
6. Summary
Acknowledgements
References
14. Concept structuring in Persian PP-centric complex predicates
1. Complex Predicates
2. The status of LV and NV in Persian CPs: A recap
3. Concept Structuring System
3.1 Configurational system
3.2 Perspectival system
3.3 Attentional system
3.4 Force dynamics
4. Analysis
4.1 be næzær amædæn /æz næzær gozærandæn/ dær næzær gereftæn / dær næzær dastæn
4.2 be donya amædæn / az donya ræftæn
4.3 be sugvari nesæstæn/ be neza? bærxastæn
4.4 dær xætær oftadæn/ be xætær oftadæn/ dær xætær ændaxtæn/ be xætær ændaxtæn
4.5 be dæst aværdæn/ be dæst amædæn/ be dæst gereftæn/ æz dæst dadæn/ æz dæst ræftæn
5. Conclusion
References
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