GiU Topic 5 - Terminology

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Grammar in Use (Terminology) Karteikarten am GiU Topic 5 - Terminology, erstellt von Lisza Neumeier am 03/01/2017.
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Situation types -Stative -Dynamic -Durative -Punctual -Non-conclusive -Conclusive -State -Activity -Accomplishment -Achievement -Momentary verbs
Hedging = reducing strength of claims to avoid overstating a clause → Making statements more relative Examples: 1. The results indicate an increase in the inflection rate. → Using modal verbs: may indicate, possibly 2. We must consider two kinds of chemical reactions. → Shall, could
Situation types summary diagram
stative verbs (non-dynamic) : denotes states be small have blue eyes believe belong to posses live in
dynamic (event) verbs -durative or punctual (non-durative) -punctual: achievements: blink, nod, sneeze, cough -durative: we can distinguish between non-conclusive (no inherent endpoint) and conclusive -non-conclusive (activity) eat, run, read, draw (no endpoint!!) -conclusive (accomplishment): eat a piece of cake, run a mile, read an article, ..(given endpoint!!) don’t only concentrate on the verb but also on other constituents (especially OD)
primary auxiliary verbs be; have; do (aspectual aux., passive aux., dummy aux. do)
Modal auxiliary verbs create tense, aspect; will/would, can/could
NICE-Properties Negation = by adding a not 3Inversion = e.g. [I will] see you ! [Will I] see you? Code = e.g. John never sings, but Mary does. Emphasis = I do like grammar.
Aspect How an event/state is seen/viewed by the speaker
Perfective aspect → viewed from the outside; in retrospect = looking back → Present- or Past-Perfect e.g. I have lived in Vienna; I had lived in Vienna
Progressive aspect → viewed from the inside; in progress (makes things sound temporary) → limited view → be + present participle e.g. He is living in Vienna
Verb classes that are incompatible with the progressive State verbs of ‘having’ and ‘being’ Verbs of inert cognition Verbs of inert perception Verbs of attitude (volition&feeling)
State verbs of ‘having’ and ‘being’ State verbs of ‘having’ and ‘being’ e.g. be, belong to, contain, become, etc. → EXCEPT being/acting in a particular way AT THE MOMENT
Verbs of inert cognition Verbs of inert cognition e.g. believe, know, suppose, etc. → EXCEPT you think that thinking is a kind of work – temporary assumption
Verbs of inert perception Verbs of inert perception e.g. feel, hear, smell, etc. → EXCEPT if you change the meaning to a non-permanent action, activity → Beginning + end e.g. I was smelling the perfume, to see if I liked it.
Verbs of attitude (volition&feeling) Verbs of attitude (volition&feeling) e.g. hate, love, prefer, wish, etc. → EXCEPT if you use it to describe the moment e.g. I’m loving it NOW.
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