Table 3.
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 |