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Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
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Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Example 21-63:
Then they quarrelled.
Then
then
they
3pl
quarrell-ed.
quarrel-
pst
Then they quarrelled.
Source:
Fong 2004
: 77
Example 21-69:
I have three children.
I
1sg
have
have
three
three
children.
child.
pl
I have three children.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Own knowledge
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