Aspect and the categorization of states : the case of ser and estar in Spanish /
In this work, the Spanish copulae ser and estar are argued to be aspectual morphemes. Their binary opposition reflects the universal aspectual values ["Perfective], which are the same ones overtly expressed by the preterite and imperfect past tense forms in Spanish. It can therefore be shown th...
| Основен автор: | Roby, David Brian, 1972- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English Spanish |
| Публикувано: |
Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
℗♭2009.
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| Серия: |
Studies in language companion series ;
v. 114. |
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| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Aspect and the categorization of states. |
| Резюме: |
In this work, the Spanish copulae ser and estar are argued to be aspectual morphemes. Their binary opposition reflects the universal aspectual values ["Perfective], which are the same ones overtly expressed by the preterite and imperfect past tense forms in Spanish. It can therefore be shown that different types of states, just like different types of events, can be categorized based on their aspectual composition. Additionally, the inherent semantic differences between events and states can be accounted for by analyzing aspect as applying to events internally and to states externally. A usefu. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 191 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789027288943 9027288941 9027205817 9789027205810 |
| ISSN: |
0165-7763 ; |