Types of degrees and types of event structures
Types of degrees and types of event structures
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程度类型和事件结构类型
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2005
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David Nicolas
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Patrick Caudal;David Nicolas
在本文中，我们研究了某些类型的谓词应该如何与某些类型的程度标度相关联，以及这如何影响它们所描述的事件。各种程度状语的分布和解释将为我们从这一角度进行研究提供指导。他们认为，应该区分两种主要类型的程度尺度：（i）数量尺度，其特征是语义等价的“Yannig ate the cake partially”和“Yannig ate part of the cake”;数量尺度只出现在具有增量主题的动词中（参见：Dowty 1991）;（ii）强度尺度，其特征在于程度修饰符（例如，“极端”，“完美”）接受密集的解释;强度尺度通常出现在与形容词（“干”）形态相关的动词中。更一般地说，我们利用程度结构的类型来解释程度如何在事件结构中发挥核心作用。
In this paper, we investigate how certain types of predicates should be connected with certain types of degree scales, and how this can affect the events they describe. The distribution and interpretation of various degree adverbials will serve us as a guideline in this perspective. They suggest that two main types of degree scales should be distinguished: (i) quantity scales, which are characterized by the semantic equivalence of "Yannig ate the cake partially" and "Yannig ate part of the cake"; quantity scales only appear with verbs possessing an incremental theme (cf. Dowty 1991); (ii) intensity scales, which are characterized by degree modifiers (e.g., "extremely", "perfectly") receiving an intensive interpretation; intensity scales typically occur with verbs morphologically related to an adjective ("to dry"). More generally, we capitalize on a typology of degree structures to explain how degrees play a central role with respect to event structure.