Comparative Concept: manner verb (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
manner verb (cxn)
| Typ | construction |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | manner verb |
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Definition
a verb expressing a manner event. Example: in She smeared jam on the toast, the event is described in terms of the manner by which the jam is applied to the toast. (Section 7.3.2)