Modifiers as a probe into the frame structure of events (B09)

Subject Area General and Comparative Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages
Term from 2015 to 2020
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 192776181
 

Project Description

B09 pursues a deeper decompositional analysis of the modification of nouns and verbs by selected classes of adjectives that can modify both. The decomposition of adjectives, nouns and verbs employs frames and cas-cades of frames. The project focuses in particular on action-related adjectives such as intentional, attentive, reluctant, aggressive, stupid, and skillful. The case studies address theoretic questions concerning criteria of subclassification, composition, and modification in general.
DFG Programme Collaborative Research Centres
Subproject of SFB 991:  The Structure of Representations in Language, Cognition and Science
Applicant Institution Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Project Heads Professor Dr. Sebastian Löbner; Professorin Dr. Wiebke Petersen