JeanMarkGawronSDSU GawronAspect 20100819110 Overview 1 Newtests 2 ExerciseA JeanMarkGawronSDSU GawronAspect 20100819210 EntailmentfromprogressiveTheprogressivepastsaysthataboundedeventwasi ID: 332959
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AspectAssignment(modelanswers)http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~gawron/aisemSemanticsJeanMarkGawronSanDiegoStateUniversity,DepartmentofLinguistics2010-08-19 JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-191/20 Overview 1 Exercise1 2 Exercise2 3 Exercise3 JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-192/20 Exercise1.a 1 Thedoorcreakedopen. 2 Thedoorcreakedopenforseveralseconds. 3 Thedoorcreakedopeninafewseconds. 4 Thedooriscreakingopen. 5 Conclusion:AccomplishmentorProcess,butthisisoddsinceopennessseemstohaveanendpoint(thereisasuchathingasthedoorbeingcompletelyopen).Possibleexplanation:Thissentencecanmean:Thedoorcreakedfurtheropen. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-193/20 Exercise1.a 1 Thedoorcreakedopen. 2 Thedoorcreakedopenforseveralseconds. 3 Thedoorcreakedopeninafewseconds. 4 Thedooriscreakingopen. 5 Conclusion:AccomplishmentorProcess,butthisisoddsinceopennessseemstohaveanendpoint(thereisasuchathingasthedoorbeingcompletelyopen).Possibleexplanation:Thissentencecanmean:Thedoorcreakedfurtheropen. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-193/20 Exercise1.a 1 Thedoorcreakedopen. 2 Thedoorcreakedopenforseveralseconds. 3 Thedoorcreakedopeninafewseconds. 4 Thedooriscreakingopen. 5 Conclusion:AccomplishmentorProcess,butthisisoddsinceopennessseemstohaveanendpoint(thereisasuchathingasthedoorbeingcompletelyopen).Possibleexplanation:Thissentencecanmean:Thedoorcreakedfurtheropen. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-193/20 Exercise1a:Write-upWrite-up:Example(2)tellsuswe'vegotsomethingatelic,and(3)tellsuswehavesomethingtelic,sothisexampleisambiguous.Example(4)tellsusthisis+Durationand+Dynamic,lendingfurthersupporttotheideathatthisiseitheranactivityoraccomplishment,andnotastateorachievment.Conclusion:ambiguouslyanaccomplishmentandanactivity. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-194/20 Exercise1dwrite-upThisisatleastquestionablewithafor-phrasedurationmodierandokaywithin-phrasedurationmodier.Bothresultspointtothisbeingtelic.Furthersupportfor(1)beingteliccomesfromthefactthatitlacksthesubintervalproperty,asshownin(4).Theprogressivesentencedoesnotentailthenonprogressive.Soit'sjustiabletocallittelic.It'salsookaywiththeprogressive,soit'snotastateorachievement. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-196/20 Exercise2.b 1 Donaldheatedthesolution. 2 Donaldheatedthesolutionforhours. 3 Donaldheatedthesolutionin10minutes. 4 Donaldwasheatingthesolution)Donaldheatedthesolution(=causedittobecomehotter);Donaldwasheatingthesolution6)Donaldheatedthesolution(=causedittobecomehot); 5 Conclusion:Ambiguousbetweenprocess/activityandaccomplishment. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-199/20 Exercise2.c 1 Donaldheatedthesolutionto70degrees. 2 #Donaldheatedthesolutionto70degreesforhours. 3 Donaldheatedthesolutionto70degreesin10minutes. 4 Donaldwasheatingthesolutionto70degrees6)Donaldheatedthesolutionto70degrees. 5 Conclusion:Accomplishment. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-1911/20 Exercise2.cwriteupThisisnotokaywithafor-phrasedurationmodierandokaywithin-phrasedurationmodier.Soit'sunambiguouslytelic(+Telic).It'salsookaywiththeprogressive,soit'snotastate.Thatpointstobeinganaccomplishment.Furthersupportforitsbeinganaccomplishementcomesfromthefactthatitdoesnothavethesubintervalproperty,shownin(4).Thedi erencebetweenthisexampleandthelastisthePPto70degrees,soaddingthatPPdenesanendpoint,andmakesthesentenceunambiguouslytelic. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-1912/20 Exercise3.awriteupExample(b)shows(a)isokaywithafor-phrasedurationmodieraddand(c)shows(a)isalsookaywithin-phrasemodier.Butthefor-phrasetellsusnothowlongthecomingintoviewprocesslasted,butthelengthoftheresultantstate.Sothisexampledoesnotshow(a)is�Telic.Similarly,thein-phrasein(c)hasaneventdelayreading,(whichisparaphrasedby(d)),andthatreadingof(c)doesnotshow(a)is+Telic.Buttherealsoseemstobeatrueprocessdurationreadingfor(c),whichwouldshould(a)is+Telic.Thisissupportedbythefailedentailmentin(e),whichischaracteristicof+Telicclauses.Finallytheprogressivein(e)isokay.Itwouldbeconsistentwiththesefactstosayeitherthat(a)isanaccomplishmentorthatitisaculminationachievement(allowstheprogressivelikereachingthesummit). JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-1914/20 Exercise3.c 1 Annacrackednutswithahammer. 2 Annacrackednutswithahammerforhours. 3 #Annawascrackingnutswithahammerin10minutes. 4 Annawascrackingnutswithahammer)Annacrackednutswithahammer. 5 Conclusion:Process/Activity. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-1917/20 Exercise3.d 1 Annacrackedthenutswithahammer. 2 ?Annacrackedthenutswithahammerforhours. 3 Annacrackedthenutswithahammerin10minutes. 4 Annawascrackingthenutswithahammer6)Annacrackedthenutswithahammer. 5 Conclusion:Process/Activity. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-1919/20 Exercise3.dwriteupThisisnotokaywithafor-phrasedurationmodierandokaywithin-phrasedurationmodier.Soit'stelic(+Telic).It'salsookaywiththeprogressive,soit'snotastate.Furthersupportforitsbeingteliccomesfromthefactthatitdoesnothavethesubintervalproperty,shownin(4).Theprogressivesentencedoesentailthenonprogressive,becausewhenthereisadenitequantityofnuts,thenon-rpogressiveversionofthesentenceseemstorequirethatshecrackedallthenuts.Thatis,describingthenutswithadeniteplural(thenuts)againseemstodeneanendpointfortheaction.Thecontrastbetwen(3c)and(3d)isimportant.ChangingoneoftheNPsfromindenite(nuts)todenite(thenuts)candenitelya ecttheaspectualclassicationoftheclause.Thatiswhyit'samistaketocallaverbtelicoratelic. JeanMarkGawron(SDSU) Gawron:Aspect 2010-08-1920/20