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Stative verb

In linguistics, a stative verb is a verb that describes a state of being, in contrast to a dynamic verb, which describes an action. The difference can be categorized by saying that stative verbs describe situations that are static, or unchanging throughout their entire duration, and dynamic verbs describe processes that entail change over time. Many…

Contrast to dynamic, Difference from inchoative & Formal definitions

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Contrast to dynamic

EnglishProgressive formKoreanRukaiFormosan languages
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Difference from inchoative

Inchoative aspectSimple pastAncient GreekAorist
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Formal definitions

SemanticsDavid DowtyLogicalLambda
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English

InchoativePseudo-cleft constructionClause
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Contrast to dynamic

Difference from inchoative

Formal definitions

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Stative verb

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples25
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

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Stative verb

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related to Morphological markers · 8
Stative verb → For, Formosan, In, Mantauran, Rukai, Taiwan, This, Thus
related to Progressive aspect · 7
Stative verb → Dynamic, Every, In, In English, Inho, Korean, Mina
related to Formal definitions · 6
Stative verb → Apart, David Dowty's, Dowty, In, Smith, Vendler
related to Categories · 3
Stative verb → Semantic, Stative, The
is a · 1
Stative verb → verb that describes a state of being

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Stative verbis averb that describes a state of being0.90text
Stative verbrelated to CategoriesStative0.60section
Stative verbrelated to CategoriesSemantic0.60section
Stative verbrelated to CategoriesThe0.60section
Stative verbrelated to Formal definitionsIn0.60section
Stative verbrelated to Formal definitionsDavid Dowty's0.60section
Stative verbrelated to Formal definitionsApart0.60section
Stative verbrelated to Formal definitionsDowty0.60section
Stative verbrelated to Formal definitionsVendler0.60section
Stative verbrelated to Formal definitionsSmith0.60section
Stative verbrelated to Morphological markersIn0.60section
Stative verbrelated to Morphological markersFor0.60section

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