Table 1. Default Lexicalisation of Controlled Separation Events in Uzbek and English

Event Configuration Uzbek (Unmarked Verb) English (Unmarked Verb)
Knife-mediated division of bread kesmoq cut
Manual division of bread sindirmoq break apart or tear (no unmarked simplex)
Hair shortening (scissors) qirqmoq cut
Log bifurcation along grain yormoq split
Glass shattering sindirmoq break