State association
State verbs (also: static or stative verbs) are a class of verbs . They describe situations without change and without dynamics. State verbs are therefore always atelic verbs ; a state often only lasts for a limited time, but the meaning of the verb does not specify a criterion by which the state is canceled (it just ends in fact at some point). In terms of the lack of dynamics, verbs of state contrast with all other action-type classes of verbs.
- Examples
Examples of states are the presence of a property over a certain period of time or the spatial location of people or objects.
- The sheet is on the table.
- I live in the Black Forest.
More examples of state verbs: live, know, believe.
As a rule, it is assumed that many adjectives also designate states, e.g. B. tired, excited .
literature
- David Dowty: Word Meaning and Montague Grammar. Reidel, Dordrecht 1979.
- Helmut Glück (Ed.): Metzler Lexicon Language. 2000.
- Terence Parsons: Events in the Semantics of English. MIT Press, Cambridge (MA) 1990.
Individual evidence
- ^ Groups of meanings for verbs. In: canoonet . Retrieved September 27, 2019 .