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10 - Aspect in Verbs

from Part 2 - Inflectional and Derivational Morphology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

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Stephen M. Dickey
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Danko Šipka  and
Wayles Browne
Danko Šipka
Affiliation:
Arizona State University
Wayles Browne
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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Summary

This chapter addresses verbal aspect in Slavic languages. It first defines main concepts, such as perfective and imperfective verbs. Next, it outlines the distribution of perfective and imperfective verbs in the following situations: states, activities, accomplishments, achievements, and semelfactiveness. The chapter then presents usage types of verbal aspect in Slavic languages, differentiating the western and the eastern types. The next section discusses verbal aspect in a diachronic perspective. The final section of this chapter outlines current lines of research in the field of Slavic verb aspect.

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verbsaspectaktionsartperfective verbsimperfective verbsbiaspectual verbs
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The Cambridge Handbook of Slavic Linguistics , pp. 211 - 233
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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