Aspect in English : a "common-sense" view of the interplay between verbal and nominal referents / by Krasimir Kabakčiev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kabakchiev, Krasimir, 1954-

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Studies in linguistics and philosophy ; v. 75.

Studies in linguistics and philosophy ; v. 75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Aspect.

English language.

Physical Description:

xxi, 348 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht [Netherlands] ; Boston, Mass. : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2000]

Summary:

Based on an earlier edition published in 1992 in Bulgarian, this book offers a specific approach to one of the most controversial problems in linguistics. According to it, aspect is the result of a subtle and complex interplay between the referents of verbs and nouns in the sentence. Special attention is paid to the role nouns and noun phrases play in the explication of aspect in English (and similar languages). The grammatical marking of aspect is shown to be a compensatory phenomenon imposed by language structure. Comparisons made using Slavic (mainly Bulgarian) data reveal that compositional aspect is a mirror image of verbal aspect. When explicated compositionally, aspect is also determined by pragmatic factors. Ultimately, it is part of man's cognitive potential.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-338) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0792365380

OCLC:

44683553