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Lexical event structures for verb semantics

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: The paper introduces a theory of Lexical Event Structures as a means to represent the meaning of verbs. The theory is guided by the assumption that verbs refer to events that are internally structured in the sense that they consist of several subevents and states. The temporal properties and relations of these have to be specified. The occurrence of subevents is either implied or presupposed by the verb, and event participants are related to some, but not necessarily all subevents by semantic relations.

Source: Publication Server of the Institute for German Language (Institute for German Language)

Author: Stefan Engelberg

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2253231017

FWCI: 3.085

Cites: 26

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10