Verb Classes Within and Across Languages (2011)
by
Beth Levin
BibTeX
@MISC{Levin11verbclasses,
author = {Beth Levin},
title = {Verb Classes Within and Across Languages},
year = {2011}
}
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Abstract
Verb classes are sets of semantically-related verbs sharing a range of linguistic properties, such as: — possible realizations of their arguments — interpretation associated with each possible argument realization A big question posed by the Valency Project: Which facets of verb classification are universal and which language particular? Overview: — Review my general perspective on verb classes. — Introduce a development in my work on verb classes. — Consider its implications for future crosslinguistic studies of verb classes. 1 Introduction: The







