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2007-Nov-29, Thursday 06:28* I tried writing up MNCL5 Adverbs and Secondary Predicates and Usage of Tenses and Aspects, but got bogged down pretty quickly. For the former, I need a good explanation of the difference between adverbs and secondary predicates. For the latter, I have some handwritten notes, but these aren't sufficient for a coherent explanation.
* I've read the third chapter of the dissertation I mentioned in the previous entry. There's a bit of theoretical stuff in the beginning that I didn't quite get involving semantic features, but the rest is easy. The author examines variations on a theory correlating Slavic aspect with Germanic definiteness and effectively demolishes it. As a native speaker of English, it seemed obvious to me that such a theory wouldn't work.
* I've read the third chapter of the dissertation I mentioned in the previous entry. There's a bit of theoretical stuff in the beginning that I didn't quite get involving semantic features, but the rest is easy. The author examines variations on a theory correlating Slavic aspect with Germanic definiteness and effectively demolishes it. As a native speaker of English, it seemed obvious to me that such a theory wouldn't work.
