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Lesson 4 of 6

Emotion and commitment transitions

Interpret state/process versus entry into a state.

Сердиться describes an ongoing or characteristic state; рассердиться marks entry into anger. Решаться can describe hesitation; решиться marks crossing into committed action.

  • State versus transition.
  • Hesitation versus threshold crossed.
  • Aspectual relation may not resemble task completion.
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Which form presents entry into anger?

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