Olga Borik
Biographic Data
| ID | 2044908 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olga Borik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olga |
| FAMILY NAME | Borik |
| SIGNATURE | BORIK O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1255-5962 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in Russian
In this paper, I discuss the distribution of bare singular indefinite nominals in Russian. I argue that these nominal phrases are full-fledged indefinites and can have both specific and non-specific indefinite interpretations. However, their appearance in the preverbal subject position is not common. I argue in this paper that this restriction exists because a specific interpretation, or, in other words, a referential reading, required for this p…
Reference to kinds and to other generic expressions in Spanish
This paper is devoted to the study of definite kinds and other generic expressions, such as subkinds and definite plurals in argument position in Romance, namely Spanish. We support the claim that definite kinds denote the kind itself and are the expression of D-genericity in this type of languages. We argue that at the syntax-semantics interface definite kinds are numberless DPs composed by applying a
Argument structure in morphology and syntax
The argument structure of long and short form adjectives and participles in Russian
Gradual loss of aspectual distinctions
Main theories of aspect (2)
Reference time
This chapter provides a theoretical basis for the evaluation of the aspectual differences in Russian. It introduces and discusses the concept of reference time. It also presents the unified theory of reference time proposed in Reinhart (1986, 2000). It shows that this theory paves the way for clearly stating and formalizing the distinctions between different levels of aspectual information.
Perfectivity in Russian in terms of telicity
This chapter examines the hypothesis of whether a one-to-one correspondence between telicity and perfectivity can be created. It argues on the basis of empirical data that telicity is neither a sufficient nor an essential condition for perfectivity. This denotes not only that perfectivity cannot be described in terms of telicity, but also that (im)perfectivity and (a)telicity are two fully independent aspectual phenomena. Thus, an alternative, ‘n…
Russian aspect in terms of Reference time
This chapter develops a theory of (im)perfectivity based on the theory of reference time. It also describes the perfective and imperfective aspect. The empirical fact that this chapter relies on in creating the definitions of perfective and imperfective aspect in Russian is that perfective aspectual forms in the non-past tense cannot obtain the actual present interpretation. The theory of Russian aspect developed in Chapter 5 obtains this fact an…
Main theories of aspect (I)
This chapter focuses on telicity as an aspectual notion. The crucial question investigated in this chapter is how to construct the definition of telicity in a theoretically sound and empirically plausible way. The discussion also includes topics such as why telicity is a linguistically relevant phenomenon; what kind of objects the definition should apply to, or in other words, what can be called telic and atelic; main approaches to describing tel…
Aspect and Reference Time
This book investigates the temporal structure of language. It deals with central issues in the understanding of tense and aspect, proposes a new approach to the main problems in the area, and seeks to establish the universal semantic properties of two important and contentious aspectual categories: perfectivity and imperfectivity. The book develops an original theory of aspect. It shows how this accounts for aspectual categories in Russian, and t…
Comparing aspectual systems
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Aspect and Reference Time
This book investigates the temporal structure of language. It deals with central issues in the understanding of tense and aspect, proposes a new approach to the main problems in the area, and seeks to establish the universal semantic properties of two important and contentious aspectual categories: perfectivity and imperfectivity. The book develops an original theory of aspect. It shows how this accounts for aspectual categories in Russian, and t…
The argument structure of long and short form adjectives and participles in Russian
Comparing aspectual systems
Preview this article: Comparing aspectual systems, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/avt.18.05bor-1.gif
Main theories of aspect (2)
Reference time
This chapter provides a theoretical basis for the evaluation of the aspectual differences in Russian. It introduces and discusses the concept of reference time. It also presents the unified theory of reference time proposed in Reinhart (1986, 2000). It shows that this theory paves the way for clearly stating and formalizing the distinctions between different levels of aspectual information.
Perfectivity in Russian in terms of telicity
This chapter examines the hypothesis of whether a one-to-one correspondence between telicity and perfectivity can be created. It argues on the basis of empirical data that telicity is neither a sufficient nor an essential condition for perfectivity. This denotes not only that perfectivity cannot be described in terms of telicity, but also that (im)perfectivity and (a)telicity are two fully independent aspectual phenomena. Thus, an alternative, ‘n…
Russian aspect in terms of Reference time
This chapter develops a theory of (im)perfectivity based on the theory of reference time. It also describes the perfective and imperfective aspect. The empirical fact that this chapter relies on in creating the definitions of perfective and imperfective aspect in Russian is that perfective aspectual forms in the non-past tense cannot obtain the actual present interpretation. The theory of Russian aspect developed in Chapter 5 obtains this fact an…
Main theories of aspect (I)
This chapter focuses on telicity as an aspectual notion. The crucial question investigated in this chapter is how to construct the definition of telicity in a theoretically sound and empirically plausible way. The discussion also includes topics such as why telicity is a linguistically relevant phenomenon; what kind of objects the definition should apply to, or in other words, what can be called telic and atelic; main approaches to describing tel…
Aspect and Reference Time
This book investigates the temporal structure of language. It deals with central issues in the understanding of tense and aspect, proposes a new approach to the main problems in the area, and seeks to establish the universal semantic properties of two important and contentious aspectual categories: perfectivity and imperfectivity. The book develops an original theory of aspect. It shows how this accounts for aspectual categories in Russian, and t…
Gradual loss of aspectual distinctions
Argument structure in morphology and syntax
The argument structure of long and short form adjectives and participles in Russian
Reference to kinds and to other generic expressions in Spanish
This paper is devoted to the study of definite kinds and other generic expressions, such as subkinds and definite plurals in argument position in Romance, namely Spanish. We support the claim that definite kinds denote the kind itself and are the expression of D-genericity in this type of languages. We argue that at the syntax-semantics interface definite kinds are numberless DPs composed by applying a
Constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in Russian
In this paper, I discuss the distribution of bare singular indefinite nominals in Russian. I argue that these nominal phrases are full-fledged indefinites and can have both specific and non-specific indefinite interpretations. However, their appearance in the preverbal subject position is not common. I argue in this paper that this restriction exists because a specific interpretation, or, in other words, a referential reading, required for this p…
Philosophy (10 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Linguistics (9 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (9 works) · Mathematics (6 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Geometry (3 works) · Argument (complex analysis (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · History (2 works)