51 Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
This feature is described more fully in
chapter 51.
Summary
Bickerton and others have claimed that in creole languages, the zero-marked verb refers to a present situation with stative verbs and has a past perfective function with dynamic verbs (which corresponds to the first value "Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked"). This feature examines how verbs referring to permanent states like ‘can’, ‘know’, ‘love’, or ‘want’ are marked for present reference and how dynamic verbs are marked for past perfective aspect (or past reference, if the language has no dedicated perfective aspect marker).
Authors
Philippe Maurer and the APiCS ConsortiumValues
 | Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked | 38 |
 | Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked with the same overt marker | 3 |
 | Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently | 26 |
 | The language has no or only one TAM marker | 6 |
| Representation: | 73 | |
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