Were the examples below intended as counter-examples to my statements? (They
are not.)
Ken wrote:
It seems to me that Rolf's example "sing" always has thecharacteristic of
dynamicity. It is not a state.They can never be
Similarly, "sing" and "continue" always have durativity.
instantaneous.
And "create" has telicity. There is an inherent end to the activity.
It seems to me that these "lexical aspects" are uncancellable.
Peter responded:
"All singing, all dancing" as a description of a product (e.g. http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Details.aspx?NewsId=13356)?
"'Is that true?" he asked. 'No', he continued"? (OK, it takes a finite time to utter even the short word "No", but very few of even the most punctiliar verbs are actually strictly instantaneous.)
"She is always creating a fuss"?
Such colloquial usages often bend these kinds of Aktionsart rules.
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