13.1250, Qs: Perfective/Slavic, Irregular English Verbs

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-13-1250. Sun May 5 2002. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 13.1250, Qs: Perfective/Slavic, Irregular English Verbs

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Date:  Sun, 05 May 2002 17:22:43 +0200
From:  Asya Pereltsvaig <asya.pereltsvaig at hum.uit.no>
Subject:  PERF in Czech, Polish, Slovak

2)
Date:  Sun, 5 May 2002 16:49:37 -0400
From:  anne.schott at nysna.org
Subject:  Verb question

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Sun, 05 May 2002 17:22:43 +0200
From:  Asya Pereltsvaig <asya.pereltsvaig at hum.uit.no>
Subject:  PERF in Czech, Polish, Slovak

Zamskaya et al. (2001) claim that several Slavic languages allow the
use of perfective verbs in habitual contexts. However, some Polish
speakers I've consulted do not accept all the examples.

I would like to know how many of you Czech, Polish, Slovak speakers
accept or do not accept the following sentences (I omit the diacritics
since they may not reproduce in all browers):

Czech:

(1) Prisel obycejne v patek. ('He usually came on fridays.')

(2) Nikdy jsem nepomyslil ze remeslo reportera je tak tezke. ('I never
thought that that the art of a reporter is so hard.')

Polish:

(3) Czesto po obiezie vypil kawe. ('He often drank coffee after
dinner.')

(4) Kilka dni nie pokazal sie. ('He didn't show up for several days.')

Slovak:

(5) Nikdy predtym si toho nevsimol. ('He never noticed it before.')

Thank you for your time!

Asya Pereltsvaig
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-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Sun, 5 May 2002 16:49:37 -0400
From:  anne.schott at nysna.org
Subject:  Verb question

Dear linguists:

There are verbs in English that are the same in the present and past
tense.  e.g., cut, hit, bet.  Can anyone tell me whether they have a
name and where I can find a full list of them?  Thanks.  :



Anne Schott
Director of Communications
New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)


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