21.2026, Qs: Applying Vendler's Test to a Class of Verbs in Turkish

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Subject: 21.2026, Qs: Applying Vendler's Test to a Class of Verbs in Turkish

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Date: 22-Apr-2010
From: Ayten Gungor < agungor at syr.edu >
Subject: Applying Vendler's Test to a Class of Verbs in Turkish
 

	
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:22:52
From: Ayten Gungor [agungor at syr.edu]
Subject: Applying Vendler's Test to a Class of Verbs in Turkish

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I am a graduate student at Syracuse University, and for my class in
Semantics, my research project is to study and find out a test that 
shows the distinction between the stative vs. dynamic verbs in Turkish. 
So far I have tried and applied Vendler's/Dowty's tests, but they did not 
work for Turkish: stative verbs can occur in progressive, they can also 
occur as complements of force and persuasion, and also they can 
occur as imperatives in Turkish. 

If anyone can suggest any other tests that can be used for this type of 
verb class, it would be very helpful. 

Thank you,
Ayten Gungor 

Linguistic Field(s): Semantics
                     Syntax




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