A Reader's Guide to Classic Papers in Formal SemanticsOn Bach’s “The Algebra of Events”
A Reader's Guide to Classic Papers in Formal Semantics: On Bach’s “The Algebra of Events”
Rothstein, Susan
2022-08-06 00:00:00
[Emmon Bach’s short 1986 paper was a milestone in the study of aspect, exploring the parallels between aspectual properties of verbs and verb phrases on the one hand, and the mass/count distinction on the other. As he himself points out, he was not the first to notice these parallels, but his paper played a crucial role in bringing the topic to the attention of semanticists and syntacticians. The paper identifies the issues which need to be explored, focusing attention on the nature of the relation between telicity and countability.]
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A Reader's Guide to Classic Papers in Formal SemanticsOn Bach’s “The Algebra of Events”
[Emmon Bach’s short 1986 paper was a milestone in the study of aspect, exploring the parallels between aspectual properties of verbs and verb phrases on the one hand, and the mass/count distinction on the other. As he himself points out, he was not the first to notice these parallels, but his paper played a crucial role in bringing the topic to the attention of semanticists and syntacticians. The paper identifies the issues which need to be explored, focusing attention on the nature of the relation between telicity and countability.]
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