A Cross Linguistic Description of Pluractionality as an Internal Temporal Component of Events
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The locus of Pluractionality within Event semantics is still equivocal. This paper aims to project Pluractionality – or the multiplicity of events – as a sub-component of Event Aspect in its own right, within a cross-linguistic context. For the purposes of this paper, the analytical description presented takes a functional approach to Pluractionality, pursuing the definition of its meanings, its classification that suits cross-linguistic studies, identification of the forms that encode its different types, supported with an extensive list of examples category-wise. Cross-linguistic descriptions of events find utility, among others, in translationally relevant studies including those dealing with the annotation of bilingual parallel and comparative corpora (Cyrus, 2006; Rabadan, 2006). Keywords: Pluractionality, Cross-linguistic studies, Event Aspect, Gnomic Imperfectives, Hyper-situation, Sub-situations, Macro-events, Micro-events
Authors: Shakir Azeem C B, Dr R Saranya
Institution: Annamalai University
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6930792336
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