Aspect and the categorization of states [[electronic resource] ] : the case of ser and estar in Spanish / / David Brian Roby |
Autore | Roby David Brian <1972-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
Disciplina | 465/.6 |
Collana | Studies in language companion series |
Soggetto topico |
Spanish language - Verb
Ser (The Spanish word) Estar (The Spanish word) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-44497-2
9786612444975 90-272-8894-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457021203321 |
Roby David Brian <1972-> | ||
Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aspect and the categorization of states [[electronic resource] ] : the case of ser and estar in Spanish / / David Brian Roby |
Autore | Roby David Brian <1972-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
Disciplina | 465/.6 |
Collana | Studies in language companion series |
Soggetto topico |
Spanish language - Verb
Ser (The Spanish word) Estar (The Spanish word) |
ISBN |
1-282-44497-2
9786612444975 90-272-8894-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780927903321 |
Roby David Brian <1972-> | ||
Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aspect and the categorization of states : the case of ser and estar in Spanish / / David Brian Roby |
Autore | Roby David Brian <1972-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
Disciplina | 465/.6 |
Collana | Studies in language companion series |
Soggetto topico |
Spanish language - Verb
Ser (The Spanish word) Estar (The Spanish word) |
ISBN |
1-282-44497-2
9786612444975 90-272-8894-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Aspect and the Categorization of States -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Theoretical premises and background data -- 1.0 Introduction -- 1.1 Theoretical premises -- 1.1.1 Cognitive divisions of the world -- 1.1.2 Stage-level vs. individual-level predication -- 1.1.3 The pragmatic component -- 1.1.4 The functional category of aspect -- 1.1.5 Aspectual composition -- 1.2 Data layout -- 1.2.1 Spanish data -- 1.2.2 Cross-linguistic data -- Chapter 2. Common interpretations of ser and estar -- 2.0 Introduction -- 2.1 The permanent vs. temporary distinction -- 2.1.1 Evidence for the permanent vs. temporary distinction -- 2.1.2 Arguments against the permanent vs. temporary distinction -- 2.2 estar used to indicate a change of state -- 2.2.1 Apparent cases of estar denoting a change of state -- 2.2.2 estar used for geographical or other location -- 2.2.3 estar+adjective as counterevidence -- 2.3 Meaning change in adjectives constructed with ser or estar -- 2.4 The implied comparison interpretation -- 2.5 ser for inherent characteristics vs. estar for current condition -- 2.6 Summary -- Chapter 3. Other theoretical developments -- 3.0 Introduction -- 3.1 Davidsonian event arguments and stage- vs. individual-level predicates -- 3.2 The vp/ip split hypothesis -- 3.3 ser and estar and the stage-level/individual-level distinction -- 3.3.1 Arguments in favor of the slp/ilp distinction for ser and estar -- 3.3.2 Arguments against the slp/ilp distinction for ser and estar presented by Maienborn (2005) -- 3.3.3 Arguments against the slp/ilp distinction for ser and estar presented by Schmitt (1992) -- 3.3.4 The descriptive inadequacy of the slp/ilp analysis for passive sentences -- 3.4 ser and estar as aspectual indicators.
3.5 Maienborn's (2005) discourse-based account of ser and estar -- 3.5.1 Lexical semantics -- 3.5.2 Compositional semantics -- 3.5.3 The pragmatic component -- 3.6 Schmitt's analysis: Copula verbs and aspectual composition -- 3.6.1 Distributed Morphology and Generative Lexicon -- 3.6.2 ser as transparent verbalizer and estar as non-transparent verbalizer -- 3.6.3 Act be readings for ser and estar -- 3.6.4 ser and estar and statehood -- 3.7 Summary -- Chapter 4. Critical assessment of a discourse-based interpretation -- 4.0 Introduction -- 4.1 Testing Maienborn's (2005) analysis for descriptive adequacy -- 4.1.1 Evidentiality and the use of estar -- 4.1.2 Selectional restrictions for ser and estar -- 4.1.3 Topic situation contrast along a temporal dimension -- 4.1.4 Topic situation contrast along a spatial dimension -- 4.1.5 Locative sentences and an s* contrast along a temporal dimension -- 4.2 Advantages of a discourse-based framework for ser and estar -- 4.2.1 The preterite and imperfect conjugations in Spanish -- 4.2.2 Special uses of the imperfect -- 4.2.3 Special uses of the preterite -- 4.2.4 Special uses of the progressive construction -- 4.3 Potential drawbacks of a pragmatically-inspired framework -- 4.3.1 Lack of cross-linguistic uniformity for pragmatics -- 4.3.2 Lack of cross-dialectal uniformity for pragmatics -- 4.4 Summary -- Chapter 5. Aspectual composition and ser and estar -- 5.0 Introduction -- 5.1 Testing Schmitt's (2005) analysis for descriptive adequacy -- 5.1.1 Schmitt's act be data and grammaticality judgments -- 5.1.2 Co-composition with ser and estar -- 5.1.3 Implication in ser- and estar-predication -- 5.2 Schmitt's features for ser and estar -- 5.2.1 Aspectual morphology in the Spanish verbal paradigm -- 5.2.2 The case for ser as an imperfective copula -- 5.3 General observations regarding aspectual composition. 5.3.1 Aspectual classification and aspectual composition -- 5.3.2 Aspectual influence of nouns and adjectives on ser/estar-predication -- 5.3.3 The contribution of the verb to aspectual composition -- 5.4 Summary -- Chapter 6. Aspectual distinction in Spanish copular predication -- 6.0 Introduction -- 6.1 An aspect-driven theory for ser/estar -- 6.1.1 Aspectual features for both ser and estar -- 6.1.2 The compositional calculation of aspect -- 6.1.3 How aspect applies to states -- 6.1.4 Aspectual calculation for stative sentences -- 6.2 Theoretical justification for an aspectual analysis -- 6.2.1 Aspect as a grammatical category -- 6.2.2 Constant values for ser and estar in aspectual composition -- 6.2.3 The Spanish reflexive -- 6.3 Empirical evidence -- 6.3.1 Attributive predication -- 6.3.2 Equational predication -- 6.3.3 Generic predication -- 6.3.4 ser and estar in expressions of time -- 6.3.5 Evidential predicates -- 6.4 Summary -- Chapter 7. Conclusions -- 7.0 Introduction -- 7.1 Aspect and explanatory adequacy -- 7.1.1 The Theory of Universal Grammar -- 7.1.2 Aspect as a universal functional feature -- 7.1.3 Aspect as universal for states -- 7.2 Cross-linguistic considerations -- 7.2.1 Aspectual be in African American English -- 7.2.2 The "copula" and the "substantive verb" in Irish -- 7.3 Implications for future research -- 7.3.1 Aspect and the syntax-semantics interface -- 7.3.2 Universal quantifiers and aspectual composition -- 7.3.3 Aspect and diachronic language change -- 7.4 Summary -- References -- Subject Index -- Studies in Language Companion Series. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828552103321 |
Roby David Brian <1972-> | ||
Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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