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resultatieve

Resultatieve, in Dutch usage, corresponds to the term “resultative” in English linguistics. A resultative construction is one in which the action described by a verb creates a new state described by a following element, typically modifying the object or the subject. The key idea is that the second element expresses the outcome of the action, not merely how the action was performed.

Common types and examples include:

- Adjective resultatives: She wiped the board clean. The board becomes clean as a result of wiping.

- Paint/hammer type: They painted the door red. The door becomes red as a result of painting it.

- Instrumental or idiomatic resultatives: He hammered the metal flat. The metal ends up flat after hammering.

- Prepositional or directional resultatives: The glass shattered into pieces. The glass changes state to pieces due

- Other variants: The pot boiled dry; the floor grew slippery.

Syntax and semantics:

Resultatives are often analyzed in terms of a small clause or a postverbal complement that attaches to

Cross-linguistic notes:

Resultatives occur in many languages, but with different realizations. Some languages use adjectives after the noun,

to
breaking.
the
object.
Semantically,
the
resultative
state
is
a
logical
consequence
of
the
action,
though
not
every
verb
allows
a
resultative
complement.
The
construction
is
distinguished
from
depictive
or
manner
expressions,
which
describe
how
an
action
is
performed
rather
than
the
resulting
state.
others
use
prepositional
phrases
or
dedicated
markers,
and
some
employ
serial
verb
constructions
to
express
the
result.
Availability
and
restrictions
of
resultatives
are
language-specific
and
tied
to
the
verb
class
and
syntactic
framework
of
the
language.