Abstract
In French as in other languages diffentiating the perfective and the imperfective morphologically, modal verbs sometimes behave like implicative verbs in perfective sentences. We present new data that previous accounts cannot explain. The offered analysis relies on a distinction between classical abilities and what we call action dependent abilities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 16th Amsterdam Colloquium |
| Pages | 151-156 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 16th Amsterdam Colloquium 2007 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 17 Dec 2007 → 19 Dec 2007 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the 16th Amsterdam Colloquium |
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Conference
| Conference | 16th Amsterdam Colloquium 2007 |
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| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Amsterdam |
| Period | 17/12/07 → 19/12/07 |