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Universal 463:

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Universal 463:

Original
If a language has an opposition of intransitive verbs of action and state, then all (or almost all), verbs meaning “to move in a certain way”, according to their formal-grammatical features, belong to the verbs of action.
Standardized
When a language has an opposition of intransitive verbs of action and state, all (or almost all) verbs meaning ‘to move in a certain way’ will belong with the verbs of action in all formal respects.
Keywords
semantics, verb, transitivity, stative, active
Domain
inflection, syntax, semantics
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
?
Source
Kozinsky 1995
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    1. See #465.2. See also discussion in Kancnel’son 1972: 194 (mentioned in Kozinsky 1995: 152).

    1. May 2020

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