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Simple nouns are not that simple. Explore o comportamento de nomes simples que denotam eventos (NSDEs) sem contraparte verbal, como 'tempestade' e 'show'. Análise sintática e semântica com Morfologia Distribuída.

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Abstract

Este artigo apresenta e discute o comportamento de nomes simples que denotam eventos (NSDEs) sem contraparte verbal, tais como tempestade e show. Esses nomes levantam questões interessantes tanto para a Semântica de Eventos quanto para teorias morfológicas em suas interfaces com sintaxe e semântica, já que canonicamente se associa a denotação de eventos a estruturas verbais. Para tanto, ancorados no Modelo da Morfologia Distribuída (MD) (Halle & Marantz, 1993, 1994), nós abordamos as principais propriedades sintáticas e semânticas dos NSDEs e mostramos que tipo de ferramentas da MD podem ser usadas para acomodar esses casos. Na sequência, nós discutimos alguns casos de nominalizações de participantes de eventos; em particular, aquelas que indicam aspecto gramatical, como vestibulando e cliente. Finalmente, nós apresentamos uma análise preliminar para nomes simples que denotam estados e mostramos em que medida elas se aproximam ou se afastam dos NSDEs.


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This paper, titled "Simple nouns are not that simple," tackles a compelling area of linguistic inquiry concerning the behavior of simple nouns that denote events (NSDEs) without a direct verbal counterpart, such as *tempestade* (storm) and *show*. The abstract effectively highlights the theoretical importance of these nouns, as they pose interesting challenges to both Event Semantics and morphosyntactic theories, which often privilege verbal structures for event denotation. By grounding its analysis in the Distributed Morphology (DM) framework, the study promises a rigorous examination of these complex cases, offering a timely and relevant contribution to our understanding of the interfaces between morphology, syntax, and semantics. The research outlines a comprehensive agenda, beginning with an exploration of the core syntactic and semantic properties of NSDEs and demonstrating how specific tools within the DM framework can be effectively utilized to account for them. Extending beyond this central analysis, the paper broadens its scope to include discussions on nominalizations of event participants, exemplified by terms like *vestibulando* (examinee) and *cliente* (client), particularly noting their role in indicating grammatical aspect. This comparative approach provides valuable context by examining different pathways through which event-related meaning can be encoded in nominal forms. The abstract further indicates a preliminary analysis of simple nouns denoting states, comparing their characteristics to those of NSDEs, suggesting a nuanced and multi-faceted investigation into nominal semantics. While the abstract presents a highly promising and well-structured research program, a full review would particularly scrutinize the depth and specificity of the "preliminary analysis" of state-denoting nouns and the extent to which the DM tools fully and parsimoniously accommodate all the discussed nominal types. It would be beneficial for the paper to clearly articulate any necessary theoretical adjustments or extensions within DM to handle these diverse cases. Future research, building on this solid foundation, could further explore the cross-linguistic implications of NSDEs or delve into a more fine-grained semantic and syntactic comparison of the argument structure and aspectual properties across the various nominal categories examined. Nevertheless, this paper makes a significant contribution by drawing critical attention to these ostensibly "simple" nouns, undoubtedly stimulating further theoretical discussion in the field of nominal semantics.


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