If Ex and Cop are lexically separate, and they are in a suppletive relation with verbs meaning ‘become’ and ‘stay’, then ‘become’ will be related to Cop and ‘stay’ to Ex.
Standardized
IF the lexical items for existential and copulative function are separate, and they are in a suppletive relation with verbs meaning ‘become’ and ‘stay’, then ‘become’ will be related to the copula and ‘stay’ to the existential verb.
Keywords
verb, existence, copula, suppletion
Domain
inflection, syntax, lexicon
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
Bengali, Amharic, Hungarian, and impressions from other lgs, including other Afroasiatic, German, Spanish, Twi
