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aspectual coercion: a standalone construct

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Semantics

reinterpretation of a verb phrase's aspectual class when it combines with an incompatible operator, such as an achievement read as iterative.

In semantics, aspectual coercion refers to reinterpretation of a verb phrase's aspectual class when it combines with an incompatible operator, such as an achievement read as iterative. This meaning comes from De Swart (1998) in Natural Language & Linguistic Theory.[1]

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class3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs natural3 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs operator3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

De Swart, H. (1998). Aspect Shift and Coercion. Natural Language & Linguistic Theory, 16(2), 347-385. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1005916004600

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