> > eddie mair
> > pm, 26 05 03, 17.13
> > "Our top stories tonight: the European Union's draft constitution is
> > published, Wolves are promoted to football's premiership and plans are
made
> > for an American led Middle East peace summit."
> >
> > Apparently three passives, or perfectives. Can anyone make out how these
are
> > intended to be interpreted? (I have some ideas myself, but I don't want
to
> > queer the pitch.)
> >
> > Jasper
>
> Can you clarify the alternate readings you have in mind? Stative versus
> dynamic? Or are you suggesting these exx are like "is come", "is fallen"?

Well, that is the first interpretation that came into my head on hearing it.
'Swhy I wrote it down.

I suppose it could be a sort of 'historic present passive' if that makes
sense. You could imagine him saying "The EU publishes a draft constitution,
Wolves gain promotion and the Americans make plans for a summit."; what he
really said could be the same, but passive. (that would be dynamic; any
normal person would have said "The EU's constitution HAS BEEN published,
..."

It could also be stative; then these would have to be adjectives. That
doesn't seem plausible for the first case (_published_), though.

Best

Jasp



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