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April 4, 2026The Linguistic ReviewOpen Access

Being verbal is distinct from being (syntactically) eventive: evidence from nominals

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Overview

Examines the syntax of complex event nominals, suggesting implications for morphosyntactic theory.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore the structural nature of complex event nominals and their derivation from different sources.
  • Analyzed previously established research on complex event nominals (CENs).
  • Investigated the derivation of CENs from both verbal roots and bound stems.
  • Examined whether event nominals can be accurately described as derivations from verbal constructs.
  • Demonstrated that CENs can arise from both verbal and non-verbal sources.
  • Argued against the necessity of a verbal structure in CENs.
  • Established that CENs contain an EventP head that introduces event implications.

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Sebastian Wasak (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d0aff2659487ece0fa60behttps://doi.org/10.1515/tlr-2025-0011
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