Theory of Discourse Coherence语篇连贯理论.pptVIP

Russian imperfective BACKGROUND but not OCCASION a. Odna storona s utra zajavili, One side from morning PFV.announced chto peredacha uzhe sostojalas’ that exchange already PFV.took.place ‘One side said that the spy exchange had already taken place.’ b. Drugaja storona eto {oproverg-la/ oprovergala} Other side this PFV.denied denied.IPF ‘The other side had denied this.’ (13) a. Mus?ina vo-?e-l v White Hart Man PFV-go-PAST to White Hart ‘A man entered the White Hart.’ b. On byl v ?ernom pid?ake He be.IPF-PST in black jacket ‘He wore a black jacket.’ c. #Bill dava-l emu bakal pivo. Bill PFV.give-PST him mug beer ‘Bill gave him a mug of beer.’ Occasion rules out Russian imperfective * Occasion rules out Russian imperfective Question What is the semantics of the Russian imperfective like such that it rules out Occasion? Na?ve answer Occasion is defined in terms of a change of state, e.g. as involving an event’s consequent state the imperfective describes an event as if it hasnt yet been completed. K nam priez?a-l otec domoj To us arrive.IPF-PST.3S father house (#no on ne smog najti na? dom). but he not able find house ‘Father came/had come to our house, (#but was unable to found our house).’ However… * Moreover… Puzzle On the one hand, the Russian imperfective can be used to describe an event to provide an elaboration or background “The progressive” usage On the other hand, the Russian imperfective can be used to describe a consequent state to provide an explanation or background “The perfect” usage It is never is used for Occasion (1) Fritz hat seine Arbeit eingereicht. Fritz has his paper su