Generalizing the analysis of Generalizing the analysis of resultatives across different resultatives across different types of pathstypes of pathsThe case of Korean

Dongsik Lim (CCHS-CSIC, Spain/Hongik University, South Korea)

& Maria Luisa Zubizarreta (University of Southern California)

The 31st West Coast Conference on Formal LinguisticsArizona State University, February 8-10, 2013

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The notion of pathThe notion of path Natural language grammaticalizes the concepts of

directed motion encompassing an overarching notion of path that includes a physical path (1a) and an abstract path (1b) (the latter is referred to as resultatives)

=> See Jackendoff 1990, Beck and Snyder 2001, Folli 2001, Mateu and Rigau 2002, Beavers et al. 2004, McIntyre 2004, Folli and Harley 2006, Zubizarreta & Oh 2007, Lim and Zubizarreta 2012, among many others.

(1) a. John ran to the station.

b. The vase broke (into pieces)

Question: ◦ Do languages use the same type of structures to

encode the two sub-types of directed motion?04/18/23 2

Hale and Keyser (2002)Hale and Keyser (2002)The path is encoded by a complex PP

in (1a), and by the verb itself in (1b) (brVk: lexical root):

(2) a. John [V ran+v [ (John) V [P to [ PLoc the station ]]]]

b. The vase [V brVk [A (the vase) [A brVk (into pieces) ]]]

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Directed motion construction in Directed motion construction in KoreanKorean

Two heads of DMCs: ka- ‘go’ vs. -(e)ci- ‘become’

(3) a. John-i yek-ey talli-e ka-ess-ta.

John-Nom station-Loc run-L go-Past-Decl

‘John ran to the station.’

b. Kkochpyeng-i kkay-e ci-ess-ta.

vase-Nom break-L ci-Past-Decl

‘The vase broke.’

Present talk: focus on cases where these light verbs combine with lexical verbs.

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V-V-(e)ci-(e)ci-: not a compound: not a compound

Topic marker -(n)un (and also -to ‘even/also’) can be inserted between V and -(e)ci- in colloquial speech:

(4) a. Kumsok-i napcakha-key twutulki-e-nun ci-ess-ta.

metal-Nom flat-key pound-L-Top ci-Past-Decl

‘Metal became pounded flat... (but it was not bent).’

b. Kkochpyeng-i pwuswu-e-nun ci-ess-ta.

vase-Nom break-L-Top ci-Past-Decl

‘The vase broke... (but the shape was not pretty).’

Suggesting that V-(e)ci- constructions are not lexical items formed in the lexicon, but in syntax

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Proposal.Proposal. In adjectival resultatives, the structure of -(e)ci-

headed constructions depends on aspectuality of the lexical verb:

change-of-state (COS) verbs TELIC◦ Kkay- ‘break’, pwuswu- ‘destroy’, kku- ‘turn off’, kkunh-

‘tear’, kochi- ‘fix/repair’, phye- ‘straighten’, calu- ‘cut’, meywu- ‘fill in’, ttwulh- ‘drill’, ciwu- ‘erase’, is- ‘connect’, ukkay- ‘crush’, etc.

activity-denoting verbs ATELIC◦ Twutulki- ‘pound/hammer’, takk- ‘wipe’, ssis- ‘wash’, ppal-

‘wash (laundries)’, coi- ‘tighten’, chilha- ‘paint (the wall)’, etc.

Aspectual difference between two types of verbs: see Appendix.

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(5) a. Kkochpyeng-i cal-key kkay-e ci-ess-ta.

Vase-Nom tiny-key break-L ci-Past-Decl

‘The vase broke into tiny pieces.’ b. Kumsok-i napcakha-key twutulki-e

ci-ess-ta.Metal-Nom flat-key pound-L ci-

Past-Decl‘The metal was pounded flat.’

(5a): similar structure to English (H&K 2002) (5b): a Serial Verb structure, like (3a):

(3) a. John-i yek-ey talli-e ka-ess-ta.

John-Nom station-Loc run-L go-Past-Decl

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Proposal (cont.)Proposal (cont.)

Break vs. pound in Adj Break vs. pound in Adj resultativesresultatives

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•Mono-VP

V-eci 3 DP V-eci 5 3The vase V V 5 | [Adj break] -(e)ci-

•Bi-VPs (serial verbs)

V-eci 3 DP V-eci 5 3The metal A V-eci 4 3 Adj V V

3 | DP V -(e)ci- 5 |

(the metal) pound

Resultatives with COS Resultatives with COS verbsverbs

(6) a. IntransitiveKu pyeng-i cal-key kkay-e ci-ess-

ta.That bottle-Nom tiny-key break-L ci-

Past-Decl‘That bottle broke into tiny pieces.’

b. TransitiveJohn-i ku pyeng-ul cal-key kkay-

ess-ta.J.-Nom that bottle-Acc tiny-key break-

Past-Decl‘John broke that bottle into tiny pieces.’

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COS verbs: intransitiveCOS verbs: intransitive

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• The structure for (6a):

(7) Vqp

DP V 5 qp that bottle V V

eo | A V (e)ci-

4 | tiny break Complex

predicate

Endpoint of COS

COS

COS verbs: transitiveCOS verbs: transitive

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Endpoint of COS

COS

Causation of COS

Resultatives with activity verbs Resultatives with activity verbs (cont.)(cont.)(9) a. Intransitive

Ku kumsok-i napcakha-key twutulki-e ci-ess-ta.

that metal-Nom flat-key pound-L ci-Past-Decl‘That metal was pounded flat.’

b. Transitive John-i ku kumsok-ul napcakha-key twutulki-

ess-ta. J.-Nom that metal-Acc flat-key pound-Past-Decl

‘John pounded that metal flat.’

• A detour: the ka-headed SVC

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The Ka- construction.The Ka- construction.Ka- combines with atelic, activity verbs and denotes a

movement along a physical path. Isomorphic events. (Z&O 2007)

(i) Intransitive manner of motion verbs (walk, jump, run...)

(10) John-i kongwen-ey kel-e ka-ess-ta.John-Nom park-Loc walk-L go-Past-Decl(lit.) ‘John went to the park by walking.’

(ii) Transitive contact verbs (kick, throw, push, drag/pull... )

(11) John-i kongwen-ey kong-ul cha ka-ess-ta.

J.-Nom park-Loc ball-Acc kick go-Past-Decl

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Serial Verb Constructions in Serial Verb Constructions in KoreanKoreanV + ka are SVCs, consisting of two

elementary VPs that share the same subject and Tense/Aspect. (Z&O 2007)

Consider (11) in the previous slide:

(11) John-i kongwen-ey kong-ul cha ka-ess-ta.J.-Nom park-Loc ball-Acc kick

go-Past-Decl(lit.) ‘John went to the park kicking the

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V-V-ka-ka- as an SVC: an as an SVC: an exampleexample VP denoting the telic change of location (John’s going to the park) (12)

VP denoting the atelic manner of motion ‘kicking the ball’ (13)

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(12) VP qp

DP V 6 qp

John PP V

3 |

P Ppath ka-

3 | DP Ploc Loc

6 |park (Loc)

(13) VP

qp

DP V

6 |

ball kick

V-V-ka-ka- as an SVC: an example as an SVC: an example (cont.)(cont.)

Counter-cyclic adjunction of atelic-denoting VP to ka- Subordinate event is co-temporal to matrix

event.

(14) VP qp

DP V 6 qp

John PP V 3 3 P Ppath VP V 3 | 3 |

DP Ploc Loc DP V ka- 6 | 6 |

park (Loc) ball kick

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Manner or means

Change of location

Extending the SVC analysis to Extending the SVC analysis to Adjectival Resultatives with activity Adjectival Resultatives with activity verbsverbsVP denoting the telic change of state: ‘the metal’s going

from non-flatness to flatness’ (15)VP denoting the atelic activity ‘pounding that metal’

(16)

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(15) VP

wo

DP V

6 wo

That metal AP V

6 |

flat -(e)ci-

(16) V

wo

DP V

6 |

That metal pound

Extending the SVC analysis to Extending the SVC analysis to Adjectival Resultatives with Adjectival Resultatives with activity verbs (cont.)activity verbs (cont.)

Adjunction of atelic VP to the head -(e)ci-:

(17) VP

wo

DP V

6 wo

That metal AP V

6 wo

flat VP V

wo |

DP V -(e)ci-

6 |

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Manner or means

Change of state

Transitive Resultatives with Transitive Resultatives with activity verbsactivity verbs

Merging (17) with little v (-(e)ci- is silent in the transitive form)

(18) v q p

DP v6 q p John VP v

wo DP V

6 woThat metal AP V

6 wo flat VP V

wo |DP V (-(e)ci-)

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Manner or means

Change of state

Causation of COS

Differences between the two Differences between the two types of resultatives: the types of resultatives: the status of the Adj.status of the Adj.

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Optionality of adjectives in intransitives: only with COS

(19) a. Kkochpyeng-i (cal-key) kkay-e ci-ess-ta.

Vase-Nom (tiny-key) break-L ci-Past-Decl

‘The vase broke (into tiny pieces).’

b. Kumsok-i ??(napcakha-key) twutulki-e ci-ess-ta.

Metal-Nom flat-key pound-L ci-Past-Decl

‘The metal was pounded flat.’

Differences in resultatives Differences in resultatives (cont.)(cont.)Selectional restriction: more restricted with COS(20)a. Ku pyeng-i cal-key / ?kop-key / #yalp-key /

That bottle-Nom tiny-key / cute-key / thin-key /

#napcakha-key… kkay-e ci-ess-ta.

flat-key break-L ci-Past-Decl

‘That bottle was broken into tiny pieces / ?cute / #thin / #flat…’

b. Ku kumsok-i napcakha-key / tantanha-key /

That metal-ACC flat-key / solid-key /

yalp-key / ?kil-key … twutulki-e ci-ess-ta.

thin-key / long-key… pound- L ci-Past-Decl

‘John pounded the metal flat / solid / thin / long…’

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Differences in resultatives Differences in resultatives (cont.)(cont.)Topicalization via Adj-fronting: less acceptable with

COS

(21) a. ??Cal-key-nun John-i pyeng-ultiny-key-Top John-Nom bottle-Acckkay-ess-ta. Haciman...

break-Past-Decl but(roughly) ‘John broke the bottle into tiny

pieces, but... (its shape was not so pretty)’ b. Napcakha-key-nun John-ikumsok-lul

Flat-key-Top John-Nom metal-Acc

twutulki-ess-ta. Haciman...pound-Past-Decl but(roughly) ‘John pounded the metal flat, but...

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Supporting evidence for the Supporting evidence for the SVC analysis.SVC analysis.Interpretation of frequency

adverbialsInteraction between Neg and Q in

resultatives

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Frequency adverbialsFrequency adverbialsTwo readings of frequency adverbials

such as sey pen ‘three times’◦ Repetitive meaning: the entire change of

state is repeated three times (requires the undoing of the previous resultant state).

◦ Isomorphic meaning: The change of state occurs gradually in the first

and second occurrence of the event. The endpoint of the COS is reached in the third

occurrence.

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Frequency adverbialsFrequency adverbials with with simple transitives. (cont.)simple transitives. (cont.)COS verbs (e.g. ukkay- ‘crush’): ambiguous

(22) John-i ku elum-lul sey pen ukkay-ess-ta. J.-Nom that ice-Acc three times crush-Past-Decl (lit.) ‘John crushed that ice three times.’

Repetitive: John may repeat the entire event of crushing the ice three times (requires putting the ice back together again)

Isomorphic: The ice was broken more and more due to John’s crushing, and due to the last instance of John’s trial, the ice was finally broken.

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Frequency adverbial with simple Frequency adverbial with simple transitivetransitive (cont.)(cont.)Activity verbs: not ambiguous (as expected, given

that the semantics of the verb does not involve COS)

(23) John-i ku soystengeli-lul sey pen J.-Nom that chunk.of.metal-Acc three times twutulki-ess-ta. pound-Past-Decl (lit.) ‘John pounded that chunk of metal three times.’

Repetitive: the event of John’s pounding the chunk of metal was repeated three times.

*No isomorphic reading

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Frequency adverbials with Frequency adverbials with Adjectival resultatives.Adjectival resultatives.

COS verbs + Adj: not ambiguous (cf. (22))(24) John-i ku elum-ul sey pen acwu cal-key

J.-Nom that ice-Acc three times very tiny-key ukkay-ess-ta.

crush-Past-Decl (lit.) ‘John crushed that ice very tiny three times.’Repetitive: John crushed the same ice into very

tiny pieces, and this entire event was repeated three times (requires putting the tiny pieces of ice back together again).

*Isomorphic: John gradually crushed the same ice three times, and due to the last instance of being crushed, the ice was crushed into very tiny pieces. (not available) 04/18/23 27

Frequency adverbialsFrequency adverbials (cont.)(cont.)Activity verbs + Adj: ambiguous (cf. (23))(25) John-i ku soystengeli-lul sey pen

J.-Nom that chunk.of.metal-Acc three times acwu napcakha-key twutulki-ess-ta.

very flat-key pound-Past-Decl (lit.) ‘John pounded that chunk of metal very flat 3

times.’Repetitive: John pounded the same chunk of

metal flat, and this entire event was repeated three times (requires unflatting the metal after the first and second events).

Isomorphic: John gradually pounded the same chunk of metal flatter and flatter, and due to the last instance of pounding, the metal was pounded very flat. (available) 04/18/23 28

Frequency adverbialsFrequency adverbials (cont.)(cont.)

SVCs with ka-: also ambiguous(26) John-i kongwen kkuth-kkaci kong-ul John-Nom park end-until ball-Acc

sey pen cha ka-ess-ta. three times kick go-Past-Decl (lit.) ‘J. kicked the ball until the end of the park three

times.’Repetitive: John kicked the ball to the end of the

park, and this entire event was repeated three times. Isomorphic: By John’s kicking the ball three times,

the ball gradually moved toward the end of the park, and by his final kicking, the ball moved to the end of the park. (available)

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Repetitive reading of frequency Repetitive reading of frequency adverbialsadverbials ‘3 times’ modifies the matrix VP:

(27) wo

DP VP

6 w o

metal 6 wo

3 times DP V

6 wo

(metal) AP V

6 wo

flat VP V

wo |

DP V -(e)ci-

6 |

(metal) pound04/18/23 30

Isomorphic reading of frequency Isomorphic reading of frequency adverbialsadverbials

‘3 times’ modifies the lower VP and the frequency adverbial is scrambled to a higher position:

(28) wo DP VP6 wo

metal 6 wo 3 times DP V 6 w o

(metal) AP V 6 q p flat VP V wo |

6 wo -(e)ci-

(3 times) DP V

6 | (metal) pound

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Frequency adverbials: a Frequency adverbials: a predictionprediction

Adj-ADV-V-(e)ci-: unambiguous/isomorphic reading only

(29) John-i ku soystengeli-lul acwu napcakha-key J.-Nom that chunk.of.metal-Acc very flat-key sey pen twutulki-ess-ta.

three times pound-Past-Decl (lit.) ‘John pound that chunk of metal three times.’

*Repetitive: John pounded the same chunk of metal flat, and this entire event was repeated three times (requires unflatting the metal after the first and second events). (not available)

Isomorphic: John gradually pounded the same chunk of metal flatter and flatter, and due to the last instance of pounding, the metal was pounded very flat.

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Frequency adverbials: Frequency adverbials: summarysummary

(1) Adj - telic V - (e)ci-: non-ambiguousAdj - V => one single complex event.

(2) Adj - atelic V - (e)ci-: ambiguous (3) Loc - atelic V - ka: ambiguous Adj-(e)ci in (2) and Loc-ka- in (3) denote the main

event: the change along an abstract or physical path.

The main event is isomorphic but distinct from the subordinate event denoted by atelic lexical verb.

Frequency adverbials can modify the entire event (repetitive reading) or only subordinate event (isomorphic reading).

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Interaction between Neg and Interaction between Neg and QQ

Dependent reading (not few many) available in Adj resultatives with COS verbs.

(30) John-i pyeng myech kay-lul cal-key

John-Nom bottle several CL-Acc tiny-keykkay-cianh-ass-ta.break-Neg-Past-Decl

i) ‘Many’ reading: John didn’t break FEW bottles into tiny pieces. (--> John broke many bottles). (available) ii) ‘Few’ reading: There are few bottles such that John did not break them into tiny pieces. (available)

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Explaining ambiguityExplaining ambiguity

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Interaction between Neg and Q Interaction between Neg and Q (cont.)(cont.)

Dependent reading (not few many) unavailable with activity verbs

(32) John-i soystengeli myech kay-lul John-Nom chunk.of.metal several CL-Acc napcakha-key twutulki-cianh-ass-ta.flat-key pound-Neg-Past-Decl

i) ??Many reading : John didn’t pound few chunks of metal flat. (--> John pounded many chunks of metal flat) ii) ‘Few’ reading: There are few chunks of metal such that John did not pound them flat.

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Explaining non-ambiguity Explaining non-ambiguity

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Interaction between Neg and Q Interaction between Neg and Q (cont.)(cont.)

Dependent reading (not few many) in SVC headed by ka-: unavailable

(34) John-i cengwen-ey kong myech kay-lul John-Nom garden-Loc ball few CL-Acc

cha ka-cianh-ass-ta kick go-Neg-Past-Decl

i) ?? ‘Many’ reading : John didn’t go to the garden with kicking few balls (--> he kicked many balls). ii) ‘Few’ reading: There are few balls such that John went to the garden with kicking them.

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Interaction between Neg and Q Interaction between Neg and Q (cont.)(cont.)

Dependent reading unavailable in consequential SVCs.

(35) John-i sayngsen myech mali-lul John-Nom fish few CL-Acc

cap-a mek-cianh-ass-ta catch-L eat-Neg-Past-Decl

i) ?? ‘Many’ reading: John didn’t catch and eat few fish. (-->he caught and ate many fish)ii) ‘Few’ reading: There are few fish such that John caught and ate them.

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Interaction b/w Neg&Q: Interaction b/w Neg&Q: SummarySummary Dependent reading available with: Adj telic-V -(e)ci- (Adj V is complex

predicate) Dependent reading unavailable with:

Adj atelic-V -(e)ci- (SSVC structure) Dependent reading unavailable with: Loc atelic-V ka- (SSVC structure) Dependent reading unavailable with: Consequential SVCsNarrow scope reading blocked because

not possible to reconstruct inside the adjoined VP.

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Conclusion: Conclusion: Uniform Uniform structure for physical & structure for physical & scalar pathscalar path. .

Two different structures of V-(e)ci- with an Adj◦ Telic V: V denotes the path, and Adj modifies it.

(DMC) ◦ Atelic V: Adj denotes the path, and V modifies it.

(SVC) The structure of atelic V-(e)ci- with an Adj is

comparable with other SVCs:◦ V-ka constructions (SSVCs) & Consequential SVCs

Some evidence◦ Frequency adverbials◦ Interaction between Neg and Q

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For future researchFor future researchA unified analysis of ka- and -(e)ci- in

terms of various path arguments they take (A, V, or P)

-(e)ci- and ka- with other types of telic verbs with subintervals (including so-called degree achievement verbs, verbs of creation, and verbs like ‘sink’)

The division of labor between ka-, -(e)ci-, and other aspectual morphemes such as -(e/a)iss- and so-called progressive marker -ko iss-

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Selected referencesSelected referencesBeavers, John, and Andrew Koontz-Garboden. 2012. Manner and

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Beavers, John, Beth Levin, and Tham Shiao Wei. 2004. A morphosyntactic basis for variation in the encoding of motion. Paper presented in the Diversity and Universals in Language Conference. Stanford University, May 21-23, 2004.

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Folli, Raffaella. 2001. Constructing Telicity in English and Italian. PhD Thesis, University of Oxford.

Folli, Raffaella, and Heidi Harley. 2006. On the licensing of causatives of directed motion: waltzing Matilda all over. Studia Linguistica 60(2): 121-155.

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Selected references Selected references (cont.)(cont.)Hale, Ken, and Samuel Jay Keyser. 2002. Prolegomenon to a Theory of

Argument Structure. Cambridge: MIT Press.

Jackendoff, Ray. 1990. Semantic Structures. Cambridge: MIT Press.

Lim, Dongsik, and Maria Luisa Zubizarreta. 2012. The syntax and semantics of inchoatives as directed motion: the case of Korean. In Violeta Demonte and Louise McNally. Eds., Telicity, Change, and State: A cross-categorial view of event structure, 212-241. Oxford: OUP.

Mateu, Jaume, and Gemma Rigau. 2002. A minimalist account of conflation processes: parametric variation at the lexicon-syntax interface. In Artemis Alexiadou. Ed., Theoretical Approaches to Universals, 211-236. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

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Appendix: aspectual Appendix: aspectual differences between two differences between two types of verbstypes of verbs

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Difference in aspectualityDifference in aspectuality

Only COS verbs entail COS of the theme argument.

(1) a. John-i ku yulichang-ul kkay-ess-ta.

J.-Nom that window-Acc break-Past-Decl

#Haciman kukes-uy moyang-un

But it-Gen shape-Top

pyenha-cianh-ass-ta.

change-Neg-Past-Decl

‘John broke that window. #But its shape did not change.’

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Difference in aspectuality Difference in aspectuality (cont.)(cont.) Only COS verbs entail COS of the theme

argument.

(1) b. John-i ku soystengli-lul twutulki-ess-ta.

J.-Nom that chunk.of.metal-Accpound-Past-Decl

Haciman kukes-uy moyang-un

But it-Gen shape-Top

pyenha-cianh-ass-ta.

change-Neg-Past-Decl

‘John pounded that chunk of metal. But its shape did not change.’

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Difference in aspectuality Difference in aspectuality (cont.)(cont.) COS: telic

(2) a. John-i ku yulichang-ul

John-Nom that window-Acc

?10 pwun tongan / 10 pwun maney kkay-ess-ta.

10 min. for / 10 min. inbreak-Past-Decl

‘John broke that window ?for 10 minutes / in 10 minutes.’

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Difference in aspectuality Difference in aspectuality (cont.)(cont.) Activity: atelic

(3) b. John-i ku soystengeli-ul

John-Nom that chunk.of.metal-Acc

10 pwun tongan / ?10 pwun maney twutulki-ess-ta.

10 min. for / 10 min. in pound-Past-Decl

‘John pounded that chunk of metal for 10 minutes / ?in 10 minutes.’

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Thank you!Thank you!

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Questions and/or comments are welcomed.