Comparative Concept: temporary state (sem) / predicate (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
temporary state (sem) / predicate (cxn)
| Typ | meaning (def) construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | temporary state/predicate • temporary |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | temporary state (sem) / predicate (cxn) |
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Definition
the event class of stative properties that are temporary and thus have come about through some process; and the predicates that express events in this class. Example: being sick is a temporary state, and (be) sick is a temporary state predicate. (Section 6.3.3)