The aspectual properties of nominalization structures
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Artemis Alexiadou
Abstract
In this paper I will primarily discuss the aspectual properties of Greek verb
derived nominalizations and address the question of how these interact with
morphological marking introducing class and number. Greek nominalizations
will be compared to Romanian ones, which have been argued to show clear
aspectual distinctions. I argue that Greek derived nominals taking the affix
-m- are instances of nominalizations that block culmination and hence are
always atelic and for this reason resist pluralization. A distinction will also be
made between two types of plurality: one introducing tokenization, available
for count nouns and one expletive available only with mass nouns. The latter
type is not available in the nominalization, as it is a very low marker of plurality, introduced at the level of the basic predicate.
Abstract
In this paper I will primarily discuss the aspectual properties of Greek verb
derived nominalizations and address the question of how these interact with
morphological marking introducing class and number. Greek nominalizations
will be compared to Romanian ones, which have been argued to show clear
aspectual distinctions. I argue that Greek derived nominals taking the affix
-m- are instances of nominalizations that block culmination and hence are
always atelic and for this reason resist pluralization. A distinction will also be
made between two types of plurality: one introducing tokenization, available
for count nouns and one expletive available only with mass nouns. The latter
type is not available in the nominalization, as it is a very low marker of plurality, introduced at the level of the basic predicate.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Preface ix
- Introduction 1
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Part 1. Interfaces with syntax and phonology
- Case conflict in Greek free relatives 21
- There are no special clitics 57
- Inflectional morphology and syntax in correspondence 97
- At the boundary of morphology and syntax 137
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Part 2. Interfaces with semantics and the lexicon
- The feature of tense at the interface of morphology and semantics 171
- The aspectual properties of nominalization structures 195
- Determiner and Noun phrase coordination in modern Greek 221
- The pre-conditions for suppletion 239
- Archi morphology from a lexicographic perspective 267
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Part 3. Interfaces in psycholinguistics and language acquisition
- Morphology and syntax dissociation in SLA 291
- The role of morphology in grammatical gender assignment 321
- Index 351
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Preface ix
- Introduction 1
-
Part 1. Interfaces with syntax and phonology
- Case conflict in Greek free relatives 21
- There are no special clitics 57
- Inflectional morphology and syntax in correspondence 97
- At the boundary of morphology and syntax 137
-
Part 2. Interfaces with semantics and the lexicon
- The feature of tense at the interface of morphology and semantics 171
- The aspectual properties of nominalization structures 195
- Determiner and Noun phrase coordination in modern Greek 221
- The pre-conditions for suppletion 239
- Archi morphology from a lexicographic perspective 267
-
Part 3. Interfaces in psycholinguistics and language acquisition
- Morphology and syntax dissociation in SLA 291
- The role of morphology in grammatical gender assignment 321
- Index 351
