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In his analysis of action sentences, Donald Davidson drew a clear distinction between arguments and adjuncts. Neglecting temporal relations, sentences like
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We bought your slippers in Marrakesh.
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Kratzer, A. (1996). Severing the External Argument from its Verb. In: Rooryck, J., Zaring, L. (eds) Phrase Structure and the Lexicon. Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8617-7_5
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