The purpose of the current study is to discuss the syntax of English Aspect from a generative framework, proposing“split aspect phrase.”English Perfective (exclusive of Progressives in this study) is so challenging for many learners who speak languages other than English. The speakers of other languages such as Japanese, Turkish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Malay, and German face the same challenge and produce erroneous patterns in their interlanguage as well (Yoshimura, Nakayama, Fujimori, and Sawasaki 2010, 2014, Rocha 2004, Durich 2005, Payre-Ficout, Brissaud and Chevrot 2009, Lim 2010, Bulut 2011). This paper aims to provide a structural specification via feature system of English Perfectives. Within the Minimalist spirit by Adger(2003) and Adger & Svenonius (2010), it is proposed that English Outer Aspect is a functional Head rather than affix, as Chomsky(1995) has argued, and has a lot more intricate internal structure which is novel from a second language acquisitional perspective. “Split aspect hypothesis”is inspired by MacDonald(2006, 2008) and Mayshark(2010) and the semantics of the Aspect is more meticulously represented at syntax.
목차
Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Aspect from a Morphosyntactic point of view 2.1 Inner Aspect and Telicity issue. 2.2 Outer Aspect as Functional Head or Affix? 3. Lexicalist View of English Outer Aspect 4. Conclusion References
키워드
Inner vs. Outer aspecttelicityatelicityFeature-basedStrict Lexicalistsplit aspect phrase hypothesis
한국언어연구학회 [The Korean Association of Language Studies]
설립연도
1996
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
한국언어연구학회는 언어학과 언어교육 분야의 연구를 통하하여 학문의 질적 향상과 국내외 회원 및 학회간의 학술 교류와 친목을 도모한다. 이를 위해 학술 연구 발표회, 강연회, 강습회를 개최하고, 정기학회지, 연구보고서, 서적 등을 간행하며, 그 밖에 지역사회에 필요한 사업과 연구 활동을 수행하는데 중점을 두고 있다.