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Towards a generative semantic account of aspect in Russian1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

J. Miller
J. Miller
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Department of Linguistics, University of Edinburgh
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Two models of generative grammar are now available, the interpretative semantic model and the generative semantic model. The latter model differs sharply from Chomsky's ‘standard model’ in that its base component generates semantic objects, namely predicates and their arguments, whereas the base component of the ‘standard model’ generates syntactic objects, e.g. noun phrases and verb phrases. The interpretative semantic model is essentially the ‘standard model’ to which have been added rules for interpreting surface structures. (For an interpretative account of pronouns and negation, see Jackendoff (1968, 1969). A criticism of Jackendoff's proposals is to be found in Lakoff (1970)). This paper offers an informal account of aspect in Russian which, it will be argued, indicates that the many problems raised by generative semantics must be tackled by any linguist interested in ‘explanatory adequacy’.

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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , September 1972 , pp. 217 - 236
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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