A compositional analysis is provided of temporal perspective and orientation (Condoravdi
2002) of modals in Dutch, English, Gitksan (Tsimshianic), and St'át'imcets (Lillooet Salish) …

This dissertation addresses the issue of the relation between deviant behavior in
agrammatic Broca's aphasia and the theory of grammar. Agrammatic Broca's aphasics have …

In this paper, we propose that movement of a stative subevent of a structurally complex
event to a discourse-related position at the edge of the verb phrase is the fundamental …

This paper is devoted to the interaction between temporal configuration and the
interpretation of modal verbs in French and Spanish, two languages that exhibit wider and …

Let us return to the question of whether the two readings differ in event complex-ity. This
would mean that the verbs under discussion productively have two event construals. Two …

This thesis concerns the syntactic-semantic development of the perfect tense from a
construction with possessive HAVE and a tenseless participial complement. Both participles …

We extend the parallels established in the literature between tenses and pronouns to aspect
on the basis of three simple assumptions.(i) Aspect, just like Tense, serves to order time …

The aim of this thesis is two-fold: to develop an articulated Vietnamese clause structure in
two syntactic domains: VP-external and VP-internal in the spirit of generative grammar, and …

In many languages, the same modal word can be used to express vari ous ffavors of
modality (Bybee et al. 1994; Palmer 2001; among others). 1 En glish must, for instance, can …

This article aims to providing the reader with an overview of the main facts and analyses
about the syntax and semantics of imperfecto and indefinido in Spanish. § 1 presents the …