The Parameter of Aspect [electronic resource] / by Carlota S. Smith.

During the period I have been working on this project I have received institutional support of several kinds, for which I am most grateful. I thank the Institute for Advanced Study at Stanford University, and the Spencer Foundation, for a stimulating environment in which the basic idea of this book...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Smith, Carlota S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1991.
Series:Studies in linguistics and philosophy ; 43.
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Table of Contents:
  • I
  • 1
  • The Approach
  • 2
  • Situation Aspect
  • 3
  • The Linguistic Realization of the Situation Types
  • 4
  • Viewpoint Aspect
  • 5
  • Temporal Location
  • 6
  • The Formal Analysis of Aspect
  • 7
  • Aspectual Meaning in Discourse Representation Theory
  • II
  • 8
  • The Aspectual System of English
  • 9
  • The Aspectual System of French
  • 10
  • The Aspectual System of Russian
  • 11
  • The Aspectual System of Mandarin Chinese
  • 12
  • The Aspectual System of Navajo
  • References
  • General Index
  • Name Index.