External Temporal Specification in English Verbs of Motion

Authors

KUDRNÁČOVÁ Naděžda

Year of publication 2003
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Theory and Practice in English Studies 1: Proceedings from the Seventh Conference of English, American and Canadian Studies, ed. J.Chovanec
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Linguistics
Keywords external temporal specification; verbs of motion
Description The paper shows that, in the majority of English verbs, velocity of motion is a secondary feature. It is a result of both conceptual and perceptual processing of motion situation.

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