External Temporal Specification in English Verbs of Motion
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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 |
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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. |