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On continuative on *
Author(s) -
Toivonen Ida
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
studia linguistica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1467-9582
pISSN - 0039-3193
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9582.2006.00137.x
Subject(s) - predicate (mathematical logic) , verb , linguistics , continuation , computer science , mathematics , philosophy , programming language
Abstract. This paper examines the verbal particle on in its use as a marker of continuation. Continuative on is only compatible with verbs of the situation type activity, and on also places restrictions on the overt realizations of verbal arguments. These characteristics follow from an analysis of on as a secondary predicate whose aspect features must unify with the aspect features of the verb.