agent of (i) inchoative course of events (ii) stative relation (iii) dynamic course of events

This paper presents yet another argument for the view that both the causative and inchoative verbs in the Japanese causative alternation are syntactically equally complex, derived independently from common bases. While morphological considerations alone suggest that such an approach must be taken to account for cases involving equipollent alternations, which have overt morphemes for both the ca...

We examine the patterns of optionality that are characteristic of the acquisition of two Mandarin Chinese sentence-final temporal/aspectual markers: inchoative le and progressive ne. What we observe is a productive and systematic pattern of optionality (two forms ne and le for one meaning: inchoative) and ambiguity (one form ne for two meanings: progressive and inchoative) in spontaneous produc...

     This project investigates the relationship between lexical semantics and causative morphology in the acquisition of causative/inchoative-related verbs in English as a foreign language by Iranian speakers. Results of translation and picture judgment task show although L2 learners have largely acquired the correct lexico-syntactic classification of verbs in English, they were constrained by ...

this project investigates the relationship between lexical semantics and causative morphology in the acquisition of causative/inchoative-related verbs in english as a foreign language by iranian speakers. results of translation and picture judgment task show although l2 learners have largely acquired the correct lexico-syntactic classification of verbs in english, they were constrained by the m...

Abstract This paper discusses a theory of conversion (zero derivation) in terms phrasal spellout. In this approach, there are no zero morphemes. Instead, the ‘silent’ meaning components pronounced cumulatively within overt As an empirical case, we discuss adjective/verb ambiguity as narrow . verbs, these roots have both inchoative and causative sense. Following Ramchand (2008), assume that such...