Event structure, force dynamics and verb semantics
(2024) In Language Sciences 102.- Abstract
This article presents a cognitive model of event structure that can be used to explain several features of the semantics of verbs. The model consists of four basic components: agent, patient, force vector and result vector. Each component is described in terms of the theory of conceptual spaces. The force vector is the cause of the result vector. Unlike other event models both the cause and the effect are included in the representation of a single event. The model is used for two central topics. Firstly, to provide a force dynamic representation of causation. Secondly, to give a unified analysis of Aktionsart in terms of different forms of vectors, using force diagrams that are extensions of those used by Croft and others. It is then... (More)
This article presents a cognitive model of event structure that can be used to explain several features of the semantics of verbs. The model consists of four basic components: agent, patient, force vector and result vector. Each component is described in terms of the theory of conceptual spaces. The force vector is the cause of the result vector. Unlike other event models both the cause and the effect are included in the representation of a single event. The model is used for two central topics. Firstly, to provide a force dynamic representation of causation. Secondly, to give a unified analysis of Aktionsart in terms of different forms of vectors, using force diagrams that are extensions of those used by Croft and others. It is then shown that the event model can be used to derive a variety of semantic features of verbs. In particular, I analyze manner-result complementarity, the ambiguity of the passive participle, and the role of goals (telicity).
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- author
- Gärdenfors, Peter LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-03
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Aktionsart, Causation, Event structure, Force dynamics, Manner-result complementarity, Passive participle, Verb semantics
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- Language Sciences
- volume
- 102
- article number
- 101610
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85183360956
- ISSN
- 0388-0001
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.langsci.2023.101610
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 9ce6d0c7-cef8-4537-ba0b-54c6845dbffa
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- 2024-02-19 13:17:13
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