Aspectual information of durativity/punctuality impacts the countability of deverbal nouns in Brazilian Portuguese

This paper explores the countability of deverbal bare singular nouns in Brazilian Portuguese, such as 'chute' ‘kick’ in 'Maria deu mais chute' ‘Maria did more kicking/Maria did more kicks’. More specifically, it investigates whether the aspectual information of a verb impacts the...

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Main Authors: Suzi Lima, Adriana Leitão Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Portuguese Linguistics
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Online Access:https://jpl.letras.ulisboa.pt/articles/241