Cross-linguistic Semantics Of Tense, Aspect, And Modality (linguistik Aktuell/linguistics Today)

In recent years, we have witnessed, on the one hand, an increased interest in cross-linguistic data in formal semantic studies, and, on the other hand, an increased concern for semantic issues in language typology. However, only few studies combine semantic and typological research for a particular semantic domain (such as the papers in Bach et al. (1995) on quantification and Smith (1997) on aspect). This book brings together formal semanticists with a cross-linguistic perspective and/or those working on lesser-known languages, and typologists interested in semantic theory, to discuss semantic variation in the specific domain of Tense, Aspect, and Mood/Modality. The Semantics Of Tense, Aspect And Modality In The Languages Of The World / Lotte Hogeweg, Helen De Hoop & Andrej Malchukov -- Incompatible Categories: Resolving The 'present Perfective Paradox' / Andrej Malchukov -- The Perfective/imperfective Distinction: Coercion Or Aspectual Operators? / Corien Bary -- Lexical And Compositional Factors In The Aspectual System Of Adyghe / Peter M. Arkadiev -- Event Structure Of Non-culminating Accomplishments / Sergei Tatevosov & Mikhail Ivanov -- The Grammaticalised Use Of The Burmese Verbs La 'come' And Owà 'go' / Nicoletta Romeo -- Irrealis In Yurakaré And Other Languages: On The Cross-linguistic Consistency Of An Elusive Category / Rik Van Gijn & Sonja Gipper -- On The Selection Of Mood In Complement Clauses / Rui Marques -- 'out Of Control' Marking As Circumstantial Modality In St'át'imcets / Henry Davis, Lisa Matthewson & Hotze Rullmann -- Modal Geometry: Remarks On The Structure Of A Modal Map / Kees De Schepper & Joost Zwarts -- Acquisitive Modals / Johan Van Der Auwera, Petar Kehayov & Alice Vittrant -- Conflicting Constraints On The Interpretation Of Modal Auxiliaries / Ad Foolen & Helen De Hoop -- Modality And Context Dependence / Fabrice Nauze -- Verbal Semantic Shifts Under Negation, Intensionality, And Imperfectivity: Russian Genitive Objects / Barbara H. Partee & Vladimir Borschev -- The Estonian Partitive Evidential: Some Notes On The Semantic Parallels Between Aspect And Evidential Categories / Anne Tamm -- Index. Edited By Lotte Hogeweg, Helen De Hoop, Andrej Malchukov. Papers From The Workshop Took Place In Nijmega, The Netherlands In November 2006. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Preface -- 1. The semantics of tense, aspect and modality in the languages of the world / Lotte Hogeweg, Helen de Hoop & Andrej Malchukov -- 2. Incompatible categories: Resolving the 'present perfective paradox' / Andrej L. Malchukov -- 3. The perfective/imperfective distinction: Coercion or aspectual operators? / Corien Bary -- 4. Lexical and compositional factors in the aspectual system of Adyghe / Peter M. Arkadiev -- 5. Event structure of non-culminating accomplishments / Sergei Tatevosov & Mikhail Ivanov -- 6. The grammaticalised use of the Burmese verbs la 'come' and .wà 'go' / Nicoletta Romeo -- 7. Irrealis in Yurakaré and other languages: On the cross-linguistic consistency of an elusive category / Rik van Gijn & Sonja Gipper -- 8. On the selection of mood in complement clauses / Rui Marques -- 9. 'Out of control' marking as circumstantial modality in St'át'imcets / Henry Davis, Lisa Matthewson & Hotze Rullmann -- 10. Modal geometry: Remarks on the structure of a modal map / Kees de Schepper & Joost Zwarts -- 11. Acquisitive modals / Johan van der Auwera, Petar Kehayov & Alice Vittrant -- 12. Conflicting constraints on the interpretation of modal auxiliaries / Ad Foolen & Helen de Hoop -- 13. Modality and context dependence / Fabrice Nauze -- 14. Verbal semantic shifts under negation, intensionality, and imperfectivity: Russian genitive objects / Barbara H. Partee & Vladimir Borschev -- 15. The Estonian partitive evidential: Some notes on the semantic parallels between aspect and evidential categories / Anne Tamm -- Index