It seems to me that these are properties of the core or prototypical
concepts expressed by these words, rather than of the words themselves.
Yes, the prototypical concepts of "run" and "sing" are durative and
dynamic. But that does not prevent the extension of their meaning to
cases which are not durative and dynamic. If an electric motor is
running, it is surely better to consider this as a state rather than
something dynamic. If I run a computer program which does something very
simple and quick, this effectively not durative because it is complete
in as short a time as a prototypical punctual action like popping a
balloon. So I dispute that in these extended senses of "run" the word is
necessarily durative and dynamic.
Peter Kirk
E-mail: peter AT qaya.org
Blog: http://www.qaya.org/blog/
Website: http://www.qaya.org/
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