Kees de Schepper
List of John Benjamins publications in which Kees de Schepper is involved.
2012 Against a minimal–augmented analysis of number Linguistics in the Netherlands 2012, Elenbaas, Marion and Suzanne Aalberse (eds.), pp. 134–146 | Article
Recently, it has been proposed that number on pronouns has minimal–augmented values instead of singular–plural values. This proposal leads to a split between nominal and pronominal number. I argue against this proposal as the pronominal paradigms of the world’s languages provide more evidence for… read more
2010 The space between one and two: Transitives, intransitives and the middle voice Transitivity: Form, Meaning, Acquisition, and Processing, Brandt, Patrick and Marco García García (eds.), pp. 191–208 | Article
In this paper I will discuss Kemmer’s (1993) middle map, a semantic map covering semantic concepts like Reflexivity, Reciprocity and the Passive. Her claim is that those middle meanings serve as a bridge between the categories of Two-Participant events and One-Participant events, the semantic… read more
2009 Modal geometry: Remarks on the structure of a modal map Cross-linguistic Semantics of Tense, Aspect, and Modality, Hogeweg, Lotte, Helen de Hoop and Andrej L. Malchukov (eds.), pp. 245–270 | Article
This paper takes a closer look at the ‘geometric’ structure of the semantic map of modality (Van der Auwera & Plungian 1998). By analyzing the different modalities into more basic modal features, we can get a better view on how the map is organized along different dimensions around a neutral middle… read more
2007 Reflecting the past: Mapping the development of the Indo-European SE‑form Linguistics in the Netherlands 2007, Los, Bettelou and Marjo van Koppen (eds.), pp. 211–222 | Article