Statives and Nominalization
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چکیده
No event reading Event reading No agent-oriented modifiers Agent-oriented modifiers Subjects are possessives subjects are arguments by phrases are non-arguments by phrases are arguments No implicit argument control Implicit argument control No aspectual modifiers Aspectual modifiers Modifiers like frequent, constant only with plural Modifiers like frequent, constant appear with singular May be plural Must be singular
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