Comparative Concept: achievement (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
achievement (sem)
| Typ | meaning (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | achievement |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | achievement (sem) |
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Definition
a type of aspect that indicates the success or failure in carrying out the complement - event. Achievement is often, but not always, expressed by a complement-taking predicate in a complement clause construction. Example: in She managed to solve the riddle, managed expresses achievement – namely, the successful execution of the complement event of solving the riddle. (Section 18.2.2)