Aspects of Verbs and Semantics of Resultative Constructions

• 발행기관: 한국영어학학회
• 저자명: Younghan Chung
• 간행물 정보: 『영어학연구』영어학연구 제17권 1호, 83~106쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2011.04.01

영문 초록

This paper aims to examine how aspects of verbs and semantics of resultative constructions (RCs) interact with each other. Slightly modifying classification of verbs by Vendler (1957), Dowty (1979), and Smith (1991, 1999), this paper classifies aspects of verbs into state, activity, accomplishment, achievement, and (repeated) semelfactive. RCs are divided into intransitive and canonical transitive RCs and fake transitive RCs. A fake transitive RC, in which the verb (usually intransitive) takes an unsubcategorized object, can be used iff a resultative phrase (RP) represents (1) a result of an unexpectedly long continuation of the event denoted by the verb, and (2) one that cannot be expected from the "intrinsic path" of the event. This condition is called the "Unexpectedness Condition (UC) for an Unsubcategorized Object in an RC." In an intransitive or a canonical transitive RC, the verbal subevent is activity, accomplishment, repeated semelfactive, or achievement. On the other hand, in a fake transitive RC, the verbal subevent is activity or repeated semelfactive, both of which are durative and atelic. The present study will reveal that the choice of aspectual features in each RC type is closely related to the semantics of the RP in each RC.

목차

1. Aspects of Verbs

2. Types of Resultative Constructions

3. Aspects of Verbs and Intransitive and Canonical Transitive RCs

4. Aspects of Verbs and Fake Transitive RCs

5. Conclusion

References

키워드

aspects of verbs resultative construction unsubcategorized object the Unexpectedness Condition (UC)