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Recently Published Dissertation on Aspect
Posted: November 6th, 2017, 1:32 pm
by Barry Hofstetter
http://ncs.ruhosting.nl/corien/Disserta ... enBary.pdf
Someone posted the link on the Textkit forum, passing it on without having had a chance to read it myself.
Re: Recently Published Dissertation on Aspect
Posted: November 8th, 2017, 11:16 pm
by Stephen Carlson
Not that recent, it's 2009. I've read it, and it's generally good but it may be too formal for some. It takes a fairly common approach to aspect in contemporary linguistics (Klein) and integrates it with Discourse Representation Theory.
Re: Recently Published Dissertation on Aspect
Posted: November 9th, 2017, 6:51 am
by Barry Hofstetter
Stephen Carlson wrote: ↑November 8th, 2017, 11:16 pm
Not that recent, it's 2009. I've read it, and it's generally good but it may be too formal for some. It takes a fairly common approach to aspect in contemporary linguistics (Klein) and integrates it with Discourse Representation Theory.
Recent in scholarly terms usually means anytime in the last 50 years or so...
So would you say it's generally worth it or are there better ways to spend our time if we want to learn more about contemporary views on aspect?
Re: Recently Published Dissertation on Aspect
Posted: November 9th, 2017, 8:13 am
by Stephen Carlson
Barry Hofstetter wrote: ↑November 9th, 2017, 6:51 am
So would you say it's generally worth it or are there better ways to spend our time if we want to learn more about contemporary views on aspect?
Well, I found it helpful when I read it, but I enjoy reading that stuff and your mileage may vary. A summary of the most useful parts of her analysis has been condensed into a journal article with Markus Egg here:
Variety in Ancient Greek aspect interpretation (2012). Read that instead (or first).