Serial verb constructions and covert coordinations in Edo : an analysis in Type Logical Grammar

• Autorzy: Naumann Ralf , Gamerschlag Thomas

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DOI

10.15398/jlm.v8i2.221

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Based on both syntactic and semantic criteria, Stewart (2001) and, following him, Baker and Stewart (1999), distinguish two types of serial verb constructions (SVC) and one type of covert coordination (CC) in Edo. In this article, we present an analysis of these constructions, using Type Logical Grammar (TLG) with an event-based semantic component. We choose as base logic the non-associative Lambek calculus augmented with two unary multiplicative connectives (NL(◊, □)). SVCs and CCs are interpreted as complex event structures. The complex predicates underlying these structures are derived from simple verbs by means of a constructor. SVCs and CCs differ in terms of which part of the complex event structure is denoted. For SVCs, this is the sum of all events in the structure whereas for a CC this is only the first event in the sequence. The two verbs in an SVC and a CC are treated asymmetrically by assuming that the first verb has an extended subcategorization frame. The additional argument is of type vp (possibly modally decorated). Constraints on word order and the realization of arguments are accounted for using structural rules like permutation and contraction. The application of these rules is enforced by making use of the unary connectives.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

type-logical grammar; Edo; serial verb constructions; covert coordinations

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstaw Informatyki PAN
• Czasopismo: Journal of Language Modelling
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 8, No. 2
• Strony: 337--413
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 32 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Naumann Ralf

• Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

autor

Gamerschlag Thomas

• Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

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