Abstract
This article examines the constraints on depictive predicates and their interpretation within the Aspectual Structure (AS) theory of the structural representation of aspect (Erteschik-Shir & Rapoport 1997). This model allows a simple expression of the relation between the depictive adjunct predicate and its host by means of a parallel-structures analysis. The depictive is contrasted with the resultative predicate and the similar but distinct modified result adjunct. AS structure type and aspectual focus account for the interpretations of the three types of secondary predicates. Their acceptability is shown to depend on interpretation rather than on grammaticality.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 653-677 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Language |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language