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Are Semelfactives a basic aspectual category? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper is an analysis of Semelfactives, the aspectual class introduced and defined by Smith (1991) as single-stage events occurring very quickly. Examples of Semelfactives include bodily events (e.g. blink, sneeze, cough), punctual actions (e.g. tap,
Ábalos Juez, Zuriñe
core  

Characteristics, properties and limitations of per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and fluoropolymers

open access: yesPolymer International, EarlyView.
An overview and categorization of man‐made per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) including low‐molar‐mass and high‐molar‐mass fluorochemicals, and their international regulations is presented. Though certain PFASs are toxic, bioaccumulative and cross the human cellular membranes, others, such as fluoropolymers, are safe, reliable and involved in ...
Bruno Améduri
wiley   +1 more source

The verbal expression of events of change in Bulgarian

open access: yesGlossa
The paper explores the verbal expression of events of change in Bulgarian, a Slavic language with a uniquely complex verbal system involving triplets of imperfective, perfective and secondary imperfective verbs and aspectual tenses like Aorist and ...
Elena Karagjosova
doaj   +2 more sources

The semantics of degree verbs and the telicity issue

open access: yesBorealis: An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics, 2015
This paper addresses the formal representation of Degree Verbs (DVs), also known as degree achievements. After assessing the similarities and differences of DVs vis-à-vis the accomplishment predicates within the set of “incremental theme verbs”, a double
Eugenio Civardi, Pier Marco Bertinetto
doaj   +1 more source

Industry 5.0 for Sustainable Healthcare Services: Analyzing the Prospects and Obstacles for the Indian Healthcare System

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fifth industrial revolution (I5.0), which is based on the utilization of interconnected data for efficient resource usage in meeting human requirements, proposes efficient solutions to resource constraint situations. However, the transition to I5.0 in the health sector is not easy and has to face several obstacles.
Ajay Jha   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Semantic Acquisition of Telic and Atelic Interpretations in L2 English: Evidence from Pakistani ESL Learners

open access: yesLanguages
Interpreting event completion is a core difficulty in second language acquisition, as it underpins temporal reference and communication. This study investigates how L1 Urdu Pakistani learners of English acquire telicity, a semantic property that ...
Fariha Yasmeen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Health Impacts of Contaminants on Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Along the Southern Coast of Brazil

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemical pollutants pose a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Among these contaminants are trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Green turtles can be employed to evaluate the oceans' health due to their coastal habitats and exposure to multiple threats.
Camila Roberta da Silva Ribeiro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting the Relationship between the Properties of Atelicity and Partitivity

open access: yesBucharest Working Papers in Linguistics, 2010
The paper aims at revisiting the relationship between the properties of (a)telicity and partitivity in Romanian. It is a better motivated extension of Crăiniceanu (2009).
Ilinca Crăiniceanu
doaj  

First Phase Syntax of Persian Complex Predicates: Argument Structure and Telicity

open access: yesNordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics, 2008
In this paper, I propose an analysis of Persian complex predicates, based on the First Phase Verbal syntax developed by Ramchand (2008). I suggest that the light verbs lexicalize the subevent heads into which the verbal phrase is decomposed, while the ...
Marina Pantcheva
doaj   +1 more source

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