Abstract This study present a corpus-based comparison of two aspectual-sematic classification models proposed in theoretical literature (unidimensional vs. bidimensional) by applying them to a set of nominal and verbal gerunds from the Modern English period. It (i) summarises the differences between unidimensional and bidimensional classification models and (ii) the potential problems associated with them. Despite the difficulties of studying semantic aspect in Present-day as well as historical data, this study will argue that, (iii) at least for deverbal nominalization patterns, it is possible to take a bidimensional approach and maintain a clear distinction between, on the one hand, aspect features of the nominalized situation (stativity/dynamicity, durativity/punctuality, and telicity/atelicity), and temporal boundedness of that situation. The question of which semantic classification model to use, then, is not so much one of which one is practically feasible in a corpus analysis, but rather which one is best suited to describe the attested variation. In order to determine the best model (in terms of parsimony and descriptive accuracy), (iv) the models were compared by means of ‘akaike weights’. To describe the variation between nominal and verbal gerunds in Early and Late Modern English, the bidimensional model outperformed the unidimensional one, showing that (v) the aspectual-semantic distinctions between Modern English nominal and verbal gerunds are a matter of both aspect and temporal boundedness.

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用实践评估理论：对两个名词性名词化的方面-语义分类模型进行评估

摘要这项研究通过将理论文献中提出的两个方面-语义分类模型（一维与二维）应用于基于现代英语的一组名词和言语动名词，提出了一种基于语料库的比较方法。它（i）总结了一维和二维分类模型之间的差异，以及（ii）与它们相关的潜在问题。尽管在当今以及历史数据上研究语义方面存在困难，但这项研究将指出：（iii）至少对于副词名词化模式，可以采用二维方法并在两者之间保持清晰的区别。一方面，标称情况的方面特征（静态/动态，持续性/守时和好感/嘲讽）以及该情况的时间边界。那么，要使用哪种语义分类模型的问题与其说是在语料库分析中实际上可行的模型，不如说是最适合描述经证明的变异的模型。为了确定最佳模型（在简约性和描述准确性方面），（iv）通过“ akaike权重”对模型进行比较。为了描述早期和晚期现代英语中名词和言语动语之间的差异，该二维模型优于一维模型，表明（v）现代英语名词和言语动语之间的方面-语义区别是方面和时间界的问题。而是最适合描述经证明的变化。为了确定最佳模型（在简约性和描述准确性方面），（iv）通过“ akaike权重”对模型进行比较。为了描述早期和晚期现代英语中名词和言语动语之间的差异，该二维模型优于一维模型，表明（v）现代英语名词和言语动语之间的方面-语义区别是方面和时间界的问题。而是最适合描述经证明的变化。为了确定最佳模型（在简约性和描述准确性方面），（iv）通过“ akaike权重”对模型进行比较。为了描述早期和晚期现代英语中名词和言语动语之间的差异，该二维模型优于一维模型，表明（v）现代英语名词和言语动语之间的方面-语义区别是方面和时间界的问题。