{"id":955,"date":"2010-10-09T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2010-10-09T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elanguage.net\/blogs\/booknotices\/?p=955"},"modified":"2010-10-12T10:15:40","modified_gmt":"2010-10-12T08:15:40","slug":"semantica-das-predicacoes-estativas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/?p=955","title":{"rendered":"Semantica das predicacões estativas"},"content":{"rendered":"
Semantica das predicac\u00f5es estativas: <\/strong>Para uma caracteriza\u00e7\u00e3o aspectual dos estados. By Lu\u00eds Filipe Cunha<\/strong>. (Edi\u00e7\u00e3o lingu\u00edstica 58.) Munich: LINCOM Europa, 2007. Pp. 415. ISBN 9783895863844<\/a>. $122.<\/div>\n

Reviewed by Carolin Patzelt<\/strong><\/a>, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany<\/em><\/p>\n

In this volume, Lu\u00eds Filipe Cunha describes the semantic profile of stative predications, determines the properties that allow for a reliable identification of this aspectual class, and establishes criteria that distinguish states <\/em>from other types of situations.<\/p>\n

The book consists of six chapters. In Ch. 1 (9\u201362), aspect <\/em>is compared with other closely related concepts, such as tense <\/em>and Aktionsart. <\/em>Drawing on previous studies by David Dowty (Word meaning and Montague grammar<\/em>. Dordrecht: D. Reidel, 1979) and Zeno Vendler (Linguistics in philosophy<\/em>. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1967), C contrasts the aspectual classes of states, activities, accomplishments, and achievements. In Ch. 2 (63\u2013114), C explores the aspectual features of stative predications <\/em>in more detail. His basic assumption is that stative predications do not represent a homogeneous class, and, therefore, it is necessary to define subcategories of states. C establishes tests that allow for a more precise characterization of the linguistic behavior of stative predicates. He argues for three fundamental distinctions: (i) states versus events, (ii) phase versus nonphase states, and (iii) individual-level versus stage-level states.<\/p>\n

In Ch. 3 (115\u2013224), C tests his hypotheses. He systematically examines different linguistic configurations that convey stative predications, such as lexical states with verbal, adjectival, or nominal predicates. A careful analysis of stative predications confirms the necessity of establishing a difference between individual-level <\/em>and stage-level <\/em>states as well as between phase and nonphase states. Thus, C works out rather subtle differences, such as the difference between ser <\/em>\u2018to be\u2019 <\/em>(an individual-level state) and estar <\/em>\u2018to be\u2019 <\/em>(a stage-level state).<\/p>\n

Ch. 4 (225\u201398) deals with the interaction between states and other grammatical components, such as tense, adverbials, and sentential negation. Crucially, C illustrates how stativity affects various levels of the grammar of a language. Ch. 5 (299\u2013342) examines the role of stative predications on the temporal structure of discourse. Discussing different stative subcategories, C draws interesting conclusions: for instance, in contrast to individual-level phase states, individual-level nonphase states usually cannot combine with the pret\u00e9rito perfeito<\/em>. C concludes this chapter with the analysis of authentic narrative texts.<\/p>\n

Finally, Ch. 6 (299\u2013376) returns to the basic concepts and problems of stativity. The development of the different subcategories is traced to two essential factors: (i) a temporal feature that leads up to the opposition between individual-level and stage-level states and (ii) an aspectual feature that is related to the difference between phase and nonphase states.<\/p>\n

This volume provides a thorough semantic description of stative predications. Of particular value, C departs from a concept of aspectual homogeneity to systematically describe the different grammatical configurations that convey stativity. By bringing these configurations together into one unified scheme, C succeeds in accounting for the complex interaction between aspectual and temporal properties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Semantica das predicac\u00f5es estativas: Para uma caracteriza\u00e7\u00e3o aspectual dos estados. By Lu\u00eds Filipe Cunha. (Edi\u00e7\u00e3o lingu\u00edstica 58.) Munich: LINCOM Europa, 2007. Pp. 415. ISBN 9783895863844. $122. Reviewed by Carolin Patzelt, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany In this volume, Lu\u00eds Filipe Cunha describes the semantic profile of stative predications, determines the properties that allow for a reliable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=955"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1219,"href":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955\/revisions\/1219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journals.linguisticsociety.org\/booknotices\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}