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Is there a linguistic difference between state-of-affairs and action-occurring phrases

English Language & Usage Asked on July 28, 2021

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Alice married Bob on Labor day.

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Alice and Bob are married.

The former relates to an action occurring at a time and place with a resulting change in the state of the world. The latter relates to a static relationship that isn’t directly limited in time or space.

Is there linguistics terminology that corresponds to this distinction?

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