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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lang Sci. 2009;31(2-3):325–342. doi: 10.1016/j.langsci.2008.12.017

Table 3.

Components for complex predicate structure movements.

Source Semantics Phonological form
Predicate Event telicity End marking (marked deceleration)
Predicate Event duration (punctual; extent) No path; Path (straight or curved)
Predicate Event completion Contact (hand/body or plane)
Predicate Event initiation Loss of contact
Return Time between events Opposite of Base
Argument
    structure
Arguments
(definiteness; quantification; set organization)
Points in space; Location; Handedness (for dual); Geometric
layout; [2d]/[3d]
Aspect Temporal relationships [Repeat]; [Return]; Return Size compared to Base