A note on how and why ‘state + aorist = achievement’

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  • Antonio Fábregas Universitet i Tromsø (Noruega)

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https://doi.org/10.7764/onomazein.33.5

Abstract

In syntactic and semantic studies, there is a debate about the proper definition of ‘achievement’. While some authors consider them pure punctual boundaries without any extension, others treat them as short accomplishments, and propose that they have a process component that happens to be instantaneous. The goal of this article is to discuss an empirical pattern whereby some stative verbs become achievements in the aorist; it is argued that this pattern of data supports the view of achievements as pure boundaries.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Fábregas, A. . (2016). A note on how and why ‘state + aorist = achievement’. Onomázein, (33), 57–68. https://doi.org/10.7764/onomazein.33.5

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