Preface vii abreviations ix
Introduction
0.1 Definition of aspect
0.2 Meaning and form
0.3 Terminlolgy
0.4 Structure of the book
0.5 General reading
1 perfective and imperfective
1.1 Perfective
1.1.1 Defintion of perfectivity
1.1.2 perfectivity and other aspectual values
1.2 Imperfective
1.2.1 Habitual
1.2.1.1 Habitual and other aspectual values
1.2.2 Progressive
2 Aspect and inherent meaning
2.1 Punctual and durative
2.2 Telic and atelic
2.3 State and dynamic situation
3 Perfect
3.1 Types of perfect
3.1.1 Perfect of result
3.1.2 Experiential perfect
3.1.3 Perfect of persistent situation
3.1.4 Perfect of recent past
3.2 Perfect and other aspccts
3.3 Prospective aspect
4 Aspect and tense
4.1 Perfextive ,Present,and future
4.2 Aspectual distinctions restricted to certain tenses
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5 Formal expression of aspectual oppositions
6 Markedness
Appendix A Language guide
Appendix B Recent approaches to aspect
References
Index