Verbs of Motion (was: Any reference terms for frozen hide?)

[Rory M Larson]

> Another note: OP arrival verbs seem to be aspectually accomplishment
verbs (that is, they entail a bounded activity, a process with a definite
termination point). This is very different from English arrival verbs,
which are aspectually achievement verbs (that is, they entail just the
termination point, not the process that precedes it). Is it the same for
other Siouan languages?

> By way of explanation, in English, we would say, "After work I went home
and ate," while in OP we would say "After work I arrived back there at home
and ate." You only use the OP motion verb "go back there" when the motion
is in progress or has just begun, and you only use the English arrival verb
when you're not interested in the motion part.


Bryan,

Could I get you to put that OP version into OP so I can follow your
explanation a little better?

Thanks!
Rory
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