A semantic map of secondary predication

Much has been written on the theoretical status of resultatives. However, comparative cross-linguistic work on resultatives has not been carried out, nor has there been much work on the encoding of resultatives in relation to the encoding of depictives and manner predication, two other types of secondary predication. This paper considers secondary predication from a cross-linguistic perspective, by discussing the results of a typological investigation carried out by Verkerk (2009). Based on the findings of this investigation, I propose a semantic map which accounts for the various types of secondary predication found in languages of the world.