Aspectual properties of deverbal nouns

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Aspectual Properties of Deverbal Nouns PAULINE HAAS*, RICHARD HUYGHE** and RAFAEL MARÍN* *Université Lille 3 – CNRS UMR 8163 (« STL »), **Université Paris 7 1 Introduction Hypothesis: deverbal nouns inherit certain semantic –in particular, aspectual– properties from the verbs they derive from. Main goal: to find traces of such properties. General question: to what extent nominals convey aspectual properties. Main problem: to find adequate ‘aspectual’ tests for the nominal domain. Aspectual classes and properties/features for verbs (Vendler-Dowty-Verkuyl): DynamicityDelimitednessDuration State– – – to fear Process +–+to push Accomplishment +++to write (a book) Achievement ++–to explode (a bomb) Nouns derived from: -States: admiration (‘admiration’), attraction (‘attraction’). -Processes: jardinage (‘gardening’), discussion (‘discussion’). -Accomplishments: accouchement (‘labor’), tournage (‘filming’). -Achievements: explosion (‘explosion’), découverte (‘discovery’). Result nominals are not taken into account (Oswald, 2005): (1) a. La construction de cet immeuble a eté compliquée. ‘The construction of this building has been complex’ b. Cette construction est très solide. [result] ‘This construction is very solid’ 1 2 Verbal and nominal delimitedness 2.1 Events Why are certain nouns able to denote events while others are not?

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Aspectual Properties of Deverbal Nouns

P

AULINE

H

AAS

*, R

ICHARD

H

UYGHE

** and R

AFAEL

M

ARÍN

*

*Université Lille 3 – CNRS UMR 8163 (« STL »), **Université Paris 7

1 Introduction

Hypothesis: deverbal nouns inherit certain semantic –in particular, aspectual– properties

from the verbs they derive from.

Main goal: to find traces of such properties.

General question: to what extent nominals convey aspectual properties.

Main problem: to find adequate ‘aspectual’ tests for the nominal domain.

Aspectual classes and properties/features for verbs (Vendler-Dowty-Verkuyl):

Dynamicity Delimitedness Duration

State

–

–

–

to fear

Process

+

–

+

to push

Accomplishment

+

+

+

to write (a book)

Achievement

+

+

–

to explode (a bomb)

Nouns derived from:

-States:

admiration

(‘admiration’),

attraction

(‘attraction’).

-Processes:

jardinage

(‘gardening’),

discussion

(‘discussion’).

-Accomplishments:

accouchement

(‘labor’),

tournage

(‘filming’).

-Achievements:

explosion

(‘explosion’),

découverte

(‘discovery’).

Result nominals are not taken into account (Oswald, 2005):

(1)

a. La construction de cet immeuble a eté compliquée.

‘The construction of this building has been complex’

b. Cette construction est très solide.

[result]

‘This construction is very solid’

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