Universal #464

Legacy number: 464

 Number  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

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Discussion
Notes
1. See #465.2. See also discussion in Kancnel’son 1972: 194 (mentioned in Kozinsky 1995: 152).
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
1. See <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=465"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">
2. See also discussion in Kancnel'son 1972: 194 (mentioned in Kozinsky 1995: 152).