Modifying result states in Turkish

Authors

  • Furkan Dikmen Boğaziçi University
  • Ömer Demirok Boğaziçi University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3765/salt.v31i0.5076

Abstract

This study investigates the properties of a durative modifier that exclusively targets result states in Turkish. We call this modifier RSM, standing for Result State Modifier. What is peculiar about RSM is that it can express the actual duration of a result state, as well as a non-actual duration for an actual result state. Our goal is to describe the conditions under which these two interpretations are licensed and to provide a compositional analysis of how these interpretations are derived. We argue that dispositions play a key role in the way RSM can describe a non-actual duration for an actual result state.

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Published

2021-12-31

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