Directed Motion at the Syntax-Semantics Interface.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Formation of Verbal Meanings -- 1.1 Classification of Motion Verbs -- 1.2 The Heterogeneousness of the Class of Self-Agentive Locomotion Verbs -- 1.3 Potential Changes in the Verb's Semantics (the Case of Run) -- 1.4 Against the Basicness of the "Bare" Construction -- 2. Directed Motion and Non-Directed Motion in Relation to a Change of Location and a Change of State -- 2.1 'Pure' Motion and Motion as an 'Activity' -- 2.2 Path in Literal and Metaphorical Motion -- 2.3 Borderline Cases between a Change of Location and a Change of State -- 3. On the Non-Additive Status of the Directionality of Motion -- 3.1 The Obligatoriness of Directionality of Motion in Path Verbs -- 3.2 The Relation between Verbal Semantic Structure and Directionality of Motion -- 3.3 Distribution of Semantic Weight as Placed on the Physical Modality of the Motion and the Directionality of the Motion -- 3.4 The Dissociation of a Change of Location and the Manner of its Execution -- 3.5 The Obligatoriness of Spatial Grounding in Verbs of the Zoom Type -- 3.6 The Coercion of a Kinetic Interpretation onto the Group of Verbs Denoting Speedy Actions -- 3.7 Directed Motion Events as Discrete Units -- 3.8 On the Argument Status of Directional Phrases -- 4. On the 'Manner' vs. the 'Completive Duration' Distinction in Pace Adverbs -- 4.1 The Evaluative Potential of Pace Adverbs -- 5. On Causality in Directed Movement (the Case of Burn) -- 5.1 Burn in Directed Motion Situations -- 5.2 A Specific Type of Motion in Relation to a Specific Type of Causality -- 5.3 On the Preservation of the Mover's Integrity -- 6. The Conflation of a Change of State and a Change of Location -- 6.1 The Conflation of Events in a Constructional Approach -- 6.2 On "Breaking an Egg into a Bowl" -- 6.3 The Role of Pragmatic Knowledge.

6.4 On "Squeezing the Rubber Ball inside the Jar" -- 6.5 Two Types of Change of State -- 6.6 Composite Causative Structures in Relation to Verbal Semantics -- 7. On the Resultativity of Directed Agentive Locomotion Events -- 7.1 The Character of the Path in Relation to the Mover's Intention -- 7.2 Decomposition of Causality in Directed Agentive Locomotion Events -- 7.3 Resulting State vs. Spatial End Point -- 7.4 Event Co-Identification -- 7.5 Motion as a Physical Realization of the Mover's Activity and as a Change of Location -- 7.6 On Motion as a Means to an End -- Conclusions -- References -- Czech Summary.

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