Re: Dynamic vs. Stative Verbs

Here is my opinion:

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> STATIVE   |     DYNAMIC
> mount    |     ride
This is the example people always give of Arabic. :)

>
> say         |     speak
These both seem dynamic to me. The difference is that say is transitive,
whereas speak is intransitive (ie you don't say what was said usually
with "speak").

> die          |     kill
Again, both dynamic. The relationship between them is causative not
dynamic vs stative. "to be dead"/"to have died" is stative.

>
> get          |     take *
Get and take both seem to me to be dynamic as well.

>
> know      |     learn
This is a pair. :) Learn is dynamic, know is stative.

> see         |     watch, look
> hear       |     listen
> feel         |     touch
>
These are pairs also I think. :)