The syntax of aspect : deriving thematic and aspectual interpretation

1 FROM LEXICAL ROOTS TO SYNTAX 1. Introduction 2. Aspect and the Syntax of Argument Structure 3. How do Verbs Get their Names? Denominal Verbs, Manner Incorporation and the Ontology of Verb Roots in English 4. Path Predicates 2 EVENT STRUCTURE AND FEATURE PROJECTIONS 5. Tense, Person, and Transitivity 6. Complex Aspectual Structure in Hindi/Urdu 7. The Aspect of Agency 8. Agents and Causes in Malagasy and Tagalog 9. Event Structure and Morphosyntax in Navajo 3 LEXICAL RESTRICTIONS ON SYNTAX 10. Constructions, Lexical Semantics and the Correspondence Principle: Accounting for Generalizations and Subregularities in the Realization of Arguments 11. Unspecified Arguments in Episodic and Habitual Sentences 12. Resultatives under the 'Event-Argument Homomorphism' Model of Telicity 13. Change of State Verbs: Implications for Theories of Argument Projection References