Lexical-morphological classification
is based on the implicit grammatical
meanings of the verb.
According to the implicit grammatical meaning of transitivity/intransitivity
verbs fall into transitive and intransitive.
According to the implicit grammatical meaning of stativeness/non-
stativeness verbs fall into stative and dynamic.
Dynamic verbs include:
1)
activity verbs: beg, call, drink;
2)
process verbs: grow, widen, narrow;
3)
verbs of bodily sensations: hurt, itch;
4)
transitional event verbs: die, fall;
5)
momentary: hit, kick, nod.
Stative verbs include:
1)
verbs of inert perception and cognition: adore, hate, love;
2)
relational verbs: consist, cost, have, owe.
According to the implicit grammatical meaning of terminativeness/non-
terminativeness verbs fall into terminative and durative. This classification is
closely connected with the categories of aspect and temporal correlation.
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