The interpretation of imperfective aspect in Basque and its implications for our traditional classification of verbs
This paper addresses a paradox in the interpretation of verbal aspect in Basque. In Indo-European, imperfective and progressive forms coexist with overlapping interpretations. In French and Spanish, for example, both forms are used to express the progressive (Comrie 1976, Giorgi and Pianesi 1997). I...
Main Author: | Asier Alcázar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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UPV/EHU Press
2013-04-01
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Series: | Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo" |
Online Access: | https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/ASJU/article/view/8843 |
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