Dear Peter,
What I tried to convey can be illustrated the following way: The verb $YR "to sing" is marked for durativity and dynamicity. Regardless of whether you use the verb as QATAL, YIQTOL, or participle, you can never blot out the dynamicity and durativity of the root. On the other hand, punctiliarity and stativity can change, because a punctiliar verb in Hebrew can in one context have a durative interpretation and a stative verb can in one context have a fientive interpretation. I think most Hebraists would agree with this, possible except in the case with punctiliarity.
Regarding aspect, my claim is that a YIQTOL will always be imperfective, and no context can change that. Could you please refer to scholars who believe in an aspectual interpretation of Hebrew verbs who say that YIQTOL has one aspect in one context and another aspect or no aspect in other contexts?
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