Interactions Between Lexical, Temporal and Aspectual Meanings

Breu, Walter

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“…I define the terms 'aspect' and 'Aktionsart' as follows: the term 'aspect' is used exclusively for the grammatical category, i.e., in Slavic languages the term is used only for the imperfective and perfective aspects. I assume an aspect theory along the lines of Breu (1984Breu ( , 1985Breu ( , 1994 and Bickel (1996Bickel ( , 1997 as theoretical background for the analysis of my experimental data. In such a theory, perfective aspect is defined as a means to select and therefore highlight the boundaries inherent to the Aktionsart of a verb (Bickel 1996(Bickel , 1997.…”

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The role of Aktionsart in the acquisition of Russian aspect

Stoll

1998

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In contrast to what is often assumed in universalist approaches to language acquisition, this paper demonstrates that the acquisition of aspect in at least one language, namely in Russian, is not based on an innate primitive category. The results of a comprehension experiment run with Russian preschool children (age 2-6 years) show that Russian aspect is not acquired in a single step, but rather develops as a slow process. This development is further shown to depend on differences in the intrinsic temporal semantics ('Aktionsart') of the verb. Morphological properties of the verb, by contrast, do not seem to play a significant role in the acquisition process. Thus, aspect acquisition relies on an increasing competence in lexical differentiation of Aktionsarten rather than on a direct linking of conceptual primitives with * stimulating discussions, comments and support at various stages of this project. I would also like to thank Johanna Nichols, Elena Lieven and two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments. Daniel Diermeier gave me useful advice for the statistics. A prelimmary version of this paper was presented in July 1996 at the VIIth International Congress for the Study of Child Language in Istanbul, and I thank the audience for the discussion. It goes without saying that I am alone responsible for any remaining mistakes. Harald Schr6pfer and Damel Diermeier helped me with the filming of the experiment and Gerd Klaasen taught me the split screen technique. I am highly indebted to all of them. Furthermore, I am indebted to Natasa Guseva who assisted me in the experiments. I also would like to thank the kindergartens Nr. 13 and 21 in St Petersburg for their extremely valuable support. Galina R. Dobrova provided essential logistic help in St Petersburg without which the research would not have been possible. Downloaded from 352 morphological markers. A very early and prominent role is played by verbs with telic Aktionsart. In line with what has been shown for the acquisition of tense in several languages, the telic Aktionsart might have a bootstrapping effect in the acquisition of aspect, too.

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The role of Aktionsart in the acquisition of Russian aspect

Stoll

1998

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“…Prominent representatives of the selection approach are, among others, Johanson (1971Johanson ( , 1996Johanson ( , 2000aJohanson ( , 2000b, Timberlake (1985), Breu ( , 1985Breu ( , 1994, and Bickel (1996Bickel ( , 1997Bickel ( , 2000. An entire collection of articles written in different selection theory frameworks has just appeared (Breu 2000).…”

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Recent activity in the theory of aspect: Accomplishments, achievements, or just non-progressive state?

Sasse¹

2002

Linguistic Typology

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“…For my discussion of the aspectuality of caused change of location SVCs in Vietnamese, I use the selectional framework of Breu and Sasse (Breu 1985(Breu , 1994(Breu , 1996Sasse 1991;Sasse 2000). Situation type and viewpoint are located on two levels of representation in this framework.…”

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7. Serial verbs and change of location constructions in Vietnamese

Hanske¹

2013

Linguistics of Vietnamese

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This chapter deals with a specific type of serial verb construction (SVC) in Vietnamese that encodes caused change of location. The construction is of particular theoretical interest because it exhibits an alternation that is triggered by aspectuality, subject to the dynamic vs. stative character of the verb that occupies the second verb (V 2 ) position within the SVC. Caused change of location constructions with dynamic V 2 s refer to events as ongoing or completed actions. The constructions with stative V 2 s, however, denote the result that is brought about by the event to which the first verb in the series (V 1 ) refers, yielding a perfect of result reading. The aspectual alternation is explained by a difference in inherent configurations of phases and boundaries. While the dynamic V 2 construction type may or may not imply a result, the result is made explicit and enforced on the constructional level in the stative V 2 construction type. In the stative V 2 construction, both the stative character of the V 2 and the lexical presence of a resultative component of the verbs in V 1 position are crucial for the perfect of result reading.

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Interactions Between Lexical, Temporal and Aspectual Meanings

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The role of Aktionsart in the acquisition of Russian aspect

The role of Aktionsart in the acquisition of Russian aspect

Recent activity in the theory of aspect: Accomplishments, achievements, or just non-progressive state?

7. Serial verbs and change of location constructions in Vietnamese

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