This volume investigates the complex relationship between event structure, telicity, and the representation of states within natural language. The editors, Violeta Demonte and Louise McNally, compile research from the Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales to bridge the gap between abstract semantic theory and empirical linguistic data. The text argues that a nuanced understanding of change and state is required to accurately model how different languages encode the completion or duration of events.

Experts in the field of formal semantics identify this volume as a specialized resource for researchers and graduate students focusing on event structure. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which assumes a strong foundational knowledge of generative grammar and semantic theory.