Looking at the examples I am left with a silly question, that is
actually directed to Carlota Smith (Carlota, are you there?). Dear
Carlota, say a doctor climbs a tree to cure a patient who happens to
be living in a tree house, but after performing the, Durative and
Dynamic, Semelfactive act of knocking on his door, and then
performing the Generically Episodic act of entering the house, the
doctor realizes (in both the Perfective and Imperfective, Reallic and
Ireallic, Objective or Subjective, sense) that the patient does not
Know French (the doctor is French and the patient suffers from acute
linguistic amnesia), but then they are Actively and Factually having
both a good laugh, noticing, without saying a word, that in climbing
through the branches the doctor both Actually and Situationally tore
the seat of his pants.
What is then, the combined Weighted Objective Aktionsart in the
broadest sense of the Parameters of the Viewpoint Aspect of the total
act? In other words, what is preponderant, the accomplishment of
climbing the tree, or the achievement of inadvertently making the
patient feel better by a good laugh?
Or should we all have a good hearty laugh?
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Sep 3, 2013, at 8:34 AM, Rolf wrote:
Please look at the following examples taken from Carlota Smith "The
Parameter of Aspect":
State: know French
Activity: laugh
Semelfactive: knock
Accomplishment: climb a tree
Achievement: cure the patient
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