VOL. 62, BOOK 1, PART B, 2024, pp. 165 – 179 Full text (En)
Author: Svetla Koeva, Iliyana Krapova
Affiliation: Institute for Bulgarian Language – BAS, Ca’Foscari University of Venice
Abstract
Bulgarian imperfective verbs can express states and activities as defined in Zeno Vendler՚s classification. However, some imperfective verbs can also express accomplishments in certain contexts. This article examines the categories that can be used to distinguish the use of Bulgarian imperfective verbs as activities or accomplishments. It offers a comparison of the applicability of linguistic tests for distinguishing verbs in Bulgarian and English that belong to different eventuality types and provides an explanation for the different test results in the two languages.
Key words: eventuality types, activities, accomplishments, Bulgarian verbal aspect, linguistic tests
