Similarly, in (26b) not converts a dynamic event into a state (negative eventuality) of
not-doing-something.Both the aspectual and negative operators require a ‘full’ event, not a SpecEvent, and the same is true of tense (i.e. it converts an event into another event; see Ernst, 2002: 328ff.). In this light, consider (17a,b) again, given here as (27a,b):