This paper examines parallels in semantic structure between noun phrases and verbal predicates in constructions in which they are mutually constraining and contribute to the expression of LEXICAL ASPECT and GRAMMATICAL ASPECT. One of the main claims pursued here is that such interactions are semantically motivated: it is the nominal argument linked to the Incremental Theme role that interacts w...

Although formal specification techniques are very useful in software development, the acquisition of formal specification is a difficult task. This paper presents the formal software specification language LFC, which is designed to facilitate the acquisition and validation of formal specifications. LFC relies on a new kind of recursive functions, i. e. recursive functions on context-free langua...

Chinese verb separation is a grammatical construction in which bimorphemic compound separates and expands into phrase. For example, to say “sang one song”, must insert the aspect marker le classifier phrase yī shǒu between chàng gē ‘sing-song’ as (sing-LE-one-classifier-song). Adult second language (L2) learners face at least three problems related acquiring separation: patterns are complex num...

Abstract: The current research examines how the representation of imagined events is constrained by Grammatical Aspect (imperfective/perfective), Lexical Aspect (activities/accomplishments), and first versus third person perspective taking. In one experiment, participants imagined events based on written cues that framed events as completed or as ongoing (e.g., I was exercising). In a follow-up...

This study aimed at investigating the effects of grammatical error correction on EFL learners’ accuracy. Twenty-two male and female senior students were chosen randomly to respond to a questionnaire investigating their beliefs about immediate grammatical error correction.  Actually, the study was conducted in order to answer this question: what is the effect of grammatical error feedback on stu...

This paper deals with the notion of aspect as it is understood in the eventuality structure based formal approaches to aspect. These approaches typically link aspect to the interpretation of the philosophical and ontological notion of event, seen as a conceptual entity with rigid edges: beginning, protraction and end, and analyse and study extensively the end part of events ((Vendler, 1967),(Mo...

This paper promotes the hypothesis that central grammatical categories must be analysed as pragmatic rather than semantic entities, in order to explain their seemingly redundant typological distribution. A case is made of the relatively complex English past tense system versus the single Russian past tense, and it is shown how the distinctions within the former system can be analysed in terms o...