Modifiers as a probe into the frame structure of events (B09)

• Subject Area: General and Comparative Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages
• Term: from 2015 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 192776181

B09 pursues a deeper decompositional analysis of the modification of nouns and verbs by selected classes of adjectives that can modify both. The decomposition of adjectives, nouns and verbs employs frames and cas-cades of frames. The project focuses in particular on action-related adjectives such as intentional, attentive, reluctant, aggressive, stupid, and skillful. The case studies address theoretic questions concerning criteria of subclassification, composition, and modification in general.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 991: The Structure of Representations in Language, Cognition and Science
• Applicant Institution: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Sebastian Löbner; Professorin Dr. Wiebke Petersen