Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
9-2025
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Program
Linguistics
Advisor
Sam Al Khatib
Subject Categories
Semantics and Pragmatics
Keywords
Gujarati, aspect, temporal clauses, Indo-Aryan
Abstract
Aspect, which relates events to time periods, interacts in complex ways with temporal operators. This complexity is exemplified in the Gujarati language, where certain imperfective nominalized verbal forms are considered unacceptable with the temporal operator pachi (after) but not with pehlaa (before). This paper aims to shed light on this semantic unacceptability by combining insights from prior studies relating to aspect in other Indo-Aryan langauages with previous work done on English before and after.
Recommended Citation
Patel, Priya P., "Some Puzzles Concerning Gujarati Nominalized Verbs in Before and After Sentences" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/6473
