Resumo (PT):
Abstract (EN):
We present a study of constructions of
the type <light verb + noun> in European
Portuguese. We analyse these
constructions as complex predicates
where both the light verb and the noun
share an important role in the predication
and we focus on the aspectual combinatory
properties of the two elements of the
complex predicate. We propose that light
verbs inherit the feature specification of
the corresponding main verbs, but that
the light verbs are underspecified regarding
(some of) the event structure features.
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific