Degree Achievements #
@cite{kennedy-levin-2008}
@cite{kennedy-levin-2008}: the telicity of degree achievements is derived from the boundedness of the underlying adjectival scale. This bridge file verifies that the fragment annotations are consistent with that derivation.
§1 — Per-verb derived vendlerClass verification §2 — Adjective-verb scale agreement §3 — Telicity diagnostic predictions §4 — Pipeline convergence
- Kennedy, C. & Levin, B. (2007). Measure of change: The adjectival core of degree achievements. In L. McNally & C. Kennedy (eds.), Adjectives and Adverbs, 156–182. OUP.
For each degree achievement verb, the vendlerClass stipulated in the fragment matches what degreeAchievementScale.defaultVendlerClass derives.
"bend": closed scale → accomplishment (derived = stipulated).
"boil": closed scale → accomplishment (derived = stipulated).
"rust": open scale → activity (derived = stipulated).
"increase": open scale → activity (derived = stipulated).
"clean": closed scale → accomplishment (derived = stipulated).
"straighten": closed scale → accomplishment (derived = stipulated).
"flatten": closed scale → accomplishment (derived = stipulated).
"open": closed scale → accomplishment (derived = stipulated).
"lengthen": open scale → activity (derived = stipulated).
"widen": open scale → activity (derived = stipulated).
"cool": open scale → activity (derived = stipulated).
"warm": open scale → activity (derived = stipulated).
For each adj-verb pair, the verb's degreeAchievementScale.scaleBoundedness matches the adjective's scaleType. This ensures the verb inherits the correct scale classification from its adjectival base.
clean (adj, closed) ↔ clean (verb, closed scale).
straight (adj, closed) ↔ straighten (verb, closed scale).
flat (adj, closed) ↔ flatten (verb, closed scale).
open (adj, closed) ↔ open (verb, closed scale).
long (adj, open) ↔ lengthen (verb, open scale).
wide (adj, open) ↔ widen (verb, open scale).
cool (adj, open) ↔ cool (verb, open scale).
warm (adj, open) ↔ warm (verb, open scale).
hot (adj, open) ↔ boil (verb, closed scale for boiling point). Note: boil reaches a closed endpoint (boiling point) even though the base adjective "hot" has an open scale. @cite{kennedy-levin-2008} notes that the verb selects the relevant portion of the scale.
Closed-scale DAs accept "in X" (telic prediction). Open-scale DAs accept "for X" (atelic prediction).
"bent the wire in 5 seconds" — closed-scale DA accepts "in X".
"boiled the water in 3 minutes" — closed-scale DA accepts "in X".
"cleaned the table in 5 minutes" — closed-scale DA accepts "in X".
"straightened the wire in 10 seconds" — closed-scale DA accepts "in X".
"flattened the dough in 2 minutes" — closed-scale DA accepts "in X".
"opened the door in 3 seconds" — closed-scale DA accepts "in X".
"rusted for years" — open-scale DA accepts "for X".
"increased for months" — open-scale DA accepts "for X".
"lengthened the rope for hours" — open-scale DA accepts "for X".
"widened the road for months" — open-scale DA accepts "for X".
"cooled for an hour" — open-scale DA accepts "for X".
"warmed for an hour" — open-scale DA accepts "for X".
LicensingPipeline.toBoundedness applied to the verb's degreeAchievementScale matches LicensingPipeline.toBoundedness applied to the verb's vendlerClass.
"bend": DA pipeline → closed = VendlerClass pipeline → closed.
"boil": DA pipeline → closed = VendlerClass pipeline → closed.
"rust": DA pipeline → open = VendlerClass pipeline → open.
"increase": DA pipeline → open = VendlerClass pipeline → open.
"clean": DA pipeline → closed = VendlerClass pipeline → closed.
"straighten": DA pipeline → closed = VendlerClass pipeline → closed.
"flatten": DA pipeline → closed = VendlerClass pipeline → closed.
"open": DA pipeline → closed = VendlerClass pipeline → closed.
"lengthen": DA pipeline → open = VendlerClass pipeline → open.
"widen": DA pipeline → open = VendlerClass pipeline → open.
"cool": DA pipeline → open = VendlerClass pipeline → open.
"warm": DA pipeline → open = VendlerClass pipeline → open.