semantics syntax semantics interface language acquisition van hout angeliek event semantics verb frame alternations case study dutch acquisition 08153 3128 2 cloth pages 91 garland publishing outstanding dissertations linguistics using theoretical language acquisition arguments study proposes new model lexiconsyntax interface defined terms checking eventsemantic features research based dutch verbs possible verb frames intransitive transitive etc two studies children dutch model developed cases represents generally way universal grammar organizes lexicon language mapping system associates verb lexical features syntactic projection author shows predicate eventsemantic aspectual properties define mapping relation lexicon syntax rather lexicalsemantic information verb event participants traditional view verb appearance several different verb frames determined event typeshifting atelic unbounded telic bounded event type yields different verb frames noncausative causative event type effects captured mapping relation sensitive event semantics two acquisition studies offer new unique perspective verb learning one longitudinal study acquisition light verbs experimental study acquisition intransitive verbs show children sensitive event semantics early language acquisition process e mail info garland com