Talk by Ekaterina V. Rakhilina
Is Aspectual Classification of Nouns Possible?
A semantic classification of (Russian) nouns is proposed which
corresponds to the verbal classification used in (Slavic)
aspectological studies. This classification specifies the stability of
a corresponding object with respect to the time axis. One interesting
result of it (discussed in great detail) is that it predicts the
semantic interpretation of attributive constructions with the Russian
"inner-temporal" adjective STARYJ `old': this interpretation directly
depends on the semantic class the noun belongs to. Thereby, in a
sense, one can speak about aspectual types of Russian nouns.
Paul Dekker, November 2, 1995