Incremental Homogeneity in the Semantics of Aspectual for-Phrases

Fred Landman; Susan Rothstein

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Incremental Homogeneity in the Semantics of Aspectual for-Phrases

Fred Landman^*, Susan Rothstein

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Department of Linguistics

Bar-Ilan University

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Abstract

This chapter argues that the constraint on the distribution of for phrases, and thus a relevant definition of atelicity is best phrased using a notion of incremental homogeneity which we define and explain. We show that on this definition, accomplishment predicates with bare plural or mass objects are incrementally homogeneous on the assumption these nominal phrases are taken to denote kinds.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Lexical Semantics, Syntax, and Event Structure
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191720536
ISBN (Print)	9780199544325
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199544325.003.0011
State	Published - 1 May 2010

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Atelicity
Event semantics
Homogeneity
Incrementality
Kind terms

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