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Activity verb used for a change of location
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In case an activity verb is used to indicate a change of topical location, it behaves as an unaccusative verb.

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In case an activity verb is used to indicate a change of topical location, it behaves as an unaccusative verb. Therefore there are minimal pairs like the following:

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a. Watze hat in oere lang op en del sprongen
Watze has an hour long up and down jumped
Watze jumped up and down for an hour
b. Watze is yn 'e feart sprongen
Watze is in the canal jumped
Watze jumped into the canal

In the first example the verb is used as an activity verb. Activity verbs are framed as not involving a change in topical location. In the second example the verb is used in a frame involving a change of location.

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