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Semantic and Syntactic Realisation of the Incremental Theme (with a Focus on Bulgarian)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article presents ongoing work on the aspectual properties of verb predicates, in particular, the classes of activities and accomplishments. Herein, we focus on incremental theme predicates, starting with consumption verbs as one of the representative subclasses of incremental accomplishments. We explore, in detail, the semantic, referential, quantisation and morphosyntactic properties of incremental Themes and their realisation in Bulgarian. The analysis is based on original empirical data and enabled us to identify the common features shared with widely studied languages such as English and Russian, as well as to establish language-specific features typical for Bulgarian. We hope that our findings may contribute to the study of aspectual classes in a cross-linguistic perspective.

Source: Languages

DOI: 10.3390/languages10120305

Authors: Svetlozara Leseva, Ivelina Stoyanova

Institutions: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Bulgarian Language

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,689

Funder: Bulgarian National Science Fund