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decorated WITH #120
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stative verb expressing a physical/Configurational relation—cf. #113, filled WITH/full OF, etc. |
Here, a handkerchief decorated with red squares = a handkerchief with red squares (that decorate it) |
What if it was dynamic application of a part/property?: I decorated the tree WITH ornaments—Characteristic~Instrument? Are the ornaments part of the tree—PartPortion? ?I used ornaments to decorate the tree. Instrument becomes incorporated into the result (end state) of the action. |
she was dressed in red the building was decorated in lights |
In general, if a decoration is alienable does that mean it's more of a property than a part? attire is Possession, not PartPortion. Likewise we should probably avoid treating alienable decoration on items as PartPortion and instead call it Characteristic. |
Possible distinction between static and dynamic readings: static "(is) decorated WITH" = plain Characteristic dynamic "was decorated WITH" = Characteristic~Instrument |
Sort of a parallel distinction in Hindi based on transitivity: Characteristic:
Characteristic~Instrument (since it implies an Agent):
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Another example with both static and dynamic readings (that I don't want to open a new issue for). This one is about fictive motion though.
Could be Goal (if construed as about the present flowing of the river) or Locus~Goal (if a statement about the endpoint of the river). Also note these alternations based on tense/aspect:
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If both readings are possible I'd go with the more literal one, i.e. Goal. |
Seems Characteristic-like (a handkerchief WITH red squares), but does that still work when it's modifying the verb "decorated"?
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