There is no neutral aspect - UCLA Department of Linguistics
There is no neutral aspect - UCLA Department of Linguistics
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Failed attempt<br />
(24) fatima eki minut xalɨ-nɨ zɨrt-xan-dɨ<br />
Fatima two minute thread-ACC tear-PFCT-3S<br />
(Tatevosov 2007, 397)<br />
Failed Attempt Interpretation (POSSIBLE)<br />
‘For two minutes, Fatima was trying to tear a thread, but the<br />
thread was so firm that she was unable to tear it.’<br />
Partial Success Interpretation (IMPOSSIBLE)<br />
‘For two minutes, Fatima was tearing a thread, so when she<br />
stopped, the thread was partly torn.’<br />
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