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In this Chapter I discuss the linguistic realization of the situation types. I begin with the grammatical properties that are associated with the sentences of each situation type. These properties are the key to investigating and demonstrating the situation type of a sentence. I then turn to the internal structure of sentences belonging to each situation type. I discuss the basic-level verb constellations, and then consider their appearance in sentences of shifted situation types. Such shifts are peculiar to the aspectual sub-system of language. The notion of basic-level situation type is crucial to understanding the possibilities.
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Smith, C.S. (1991). The Linguistic Realization of the Situation Types. In: The Parameter of Aspect. Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, vol 43. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7911-7_3
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