Ryan Walter Smith, Jens Hopperdietzel, Andrew Koontz-Garboden
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This paper proposes a type-shifting analysis of state/change-of-state lability (Koontz-Garboden et al. in Verbhood and state/change of state lability across languages, Ms., 2023): in languages with no overt inchoative morphology, a type-shifting operation, which we dub Inchoative Shift, introduces inchoative semantics where type mismatches would otherwise occur. In combination with a Blocking Principle, drawing on Chierchia's (Natural Language Semantics 6:339-405, 1998) proposal, the analysis explains the restricted distribution of change-of-state meaning in labile languages, and the fact that change-of-state readings of stative predicates are in complementary distribution with inchoative morphology cross-linguistically. Furthermore, once we augment the Blocking Principle with a notion of structural alternatives (Katzir in Linguistics and Philosophy 30:669-690, 2007), we can provide an explanation for the fact that the presence of periphrastic inchoative constructions does not always block inchoative type-shifting in a language. Our account improves on previous approaches to state/change-of-state lability, such as Koontz-Garboden's (Journal of Linguistics 43(1):115-152, 2007) coercion analysis, by virtue of making broad and, as we argue, correct predictions about the distribution of state/change-of-state lability and its interaction with other change-of-state expressions cross-linguistically.
本文提出了状态/状态变化不稳定性的类型转移分析（Koontz-Garboden等人在verhood和跨语言的状态/状态变化不稳定性中，Ms., 2023）：在没有明显的初始形态的语言中，我们称之为初始转移的类型转移操作引入了初始语义，否则会发生类型不匹配。结合阻断原理，借鉴Chierchia（自然语言语义学，6:39 - 405,1998）的建议，分析解释了不稳定语言中状态变化意义的有限分布，以及状态谓词的状态变化解读与初始形态跨语言互补分布的事实。此外，一旦我们用结构替代的概念来扩展阻塞原理（Katzir in Linguistics and Philosophy 30:669-690, 2007），我们就可以解释这样一个事实，即在语言中，迂回的初始结构并不总是阻塞初始类型的转换。我们的描述改进了以前的状态/状态变化不稳定性方法，例如Koontz-Garboden的（Journal of Linguistics 43(1):115-152, 2007）强制分析，通过对状态/状态变化不稳定性的分布及其与其他跨语言状态变化表达的相互作用进行广泛和正确的预测。
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Natural Language Semantics is devoted to semantics and its interfaces in grammar, especially syntax. The journal seeks to encourage the convergence of approaches employing the concepts of logic and philosophy with perspectives of generative grammar on the relations between meaning and structure. Natural Language Semantics publishes studies focused on linguistic phenomena as opposed to those dealing primarily with the field''s methodological and formal foundations. Representative topics include, but are not limited to, quantification, negation, modality, genericity, tense, aspect, aktionsarten, focus, presuppositions, anaphora, definiteness, plurals, mass nouns, adjectives, adverbial modification, nominalization, ellipsis, and interrogatives. The journal features mainly research articles, but also short squibs as well as remarks on and replies to pertinent books and articles.The journal has an Editorial Assistant, Christine Bartels, a copy editor with a PhD in linguistics who personally shepherds accepted manuscripts through the production process.Since 2009 this journal is covered by ISI/Social Sciences Citation Index.Springer fully understands that access to your work is important to you and to the sponsors of your research. We are listed as a green publisher in the SHERPA/RoMEO database, as we allow self-archiving, but most importantly we are fully transparent about your rights. Read more about author''s rights on: http://www.springer.com/gp/open-access/authors-rights
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