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CAMBRIDE TXTBOOKS IN INUSTICS

v: COMRIE, C. J FL1MORE, R SS, J LYONS,

R B LE PAGE, H MTTHS, R PALMER R OSNR

S ROME, N V STH, J. L. M TRM ZWCY

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P H MATTHEWS MopholoB COMRIE Aspect

M KEMSON Sant TheoryT BYNON Htoral Lt

J ALL WOOD, L -G ANDERSSON, DAL Log n LtsD FR he Physcs of Speech A HUDSON Soltc K CHAMBERS d P TRUDGILL atoloA JELLOT Child Lane

H MATHEWS SnA RADFORD Tafomaonal SyntaxL BUER Elh Word-formati

s c LEVINSON matsG BOWN d G. ULE Dse AnalysR HUDDLESON Intodtn o he Gammar o ElhR LASS Pnology

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w KJE econ Languae quiition

A CRUTTEDEN InonatonA J WOODS, P FLETCHER d A HUGHES Staisc n Lae tudes

D A CRU Lexcal SemanticsF AMER ood and ModalA RADFOR rnfrmaoal Gamma

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ONTTS

Prefce v Abbre v tons ix

Itroduto0.1 Den tion of as pec0.2 Meanng and orm3 Te m nolo gy0.4  Strucure of the book5 Generl read  

 pge 1I

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14

Perfecve ad ierete 1.1 erect e 16

I . 1 Dnio of pefectty 62 Pfviy nd ohe aspectu value  2

2 Imerfectiv 24'1 Habu 6

121.1 btu nd he aspcl lue 30122  rogre ss v 3

2 Asec nd hen meg 41 

21 untul an daive 412 n e 4 2.3 te nd d ynm c  iuio 4

3 Perfc 52 

3 es o   peec 6

3•1 erfct o esut 5632 Experien perect 83.3 eect of prsisn siio 63.14 eect o  eet ps 60

3  fect n ot sps 633 ospcv spc 6

4 Aspc d en 66

d 66

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· Nraive esen  page 74·4 ombined tene/pec oposins 845 spec and i ec enseles langue 2.6 Apec and voce 4

Foal expressin f pect pss 5.1  Morphol o pec

5· Pexing in Balto-Slavic, Gergan, and Haian

5·.2 Combined sepec mrphlogy 452 Syncic expes o asptual ostions 9

52. Locative expres o pectl opsions

5.2. rogresive d impeetive pec 52.2 otiet tate 105.2..3 Drectn d aspec 06

5.2.2 Perfec s resen plus pas 0652.2. Pec nd ertal 10

Makedess III  kess and seaic I2 2 Mak ad morphlgy I   etralat I6·4 Marke a fequy 66 akedss a ctex 6.6 Degee o makess 22

Appedix A Language gde 2. Genetic cascati01 f las cited 232 Aspectal te nl ue 2

.2. Els 2A.2.2 Savic (Rus ulgaria Old Chc 2

lonic)A.2 Ronce Frech Spnis 26.2 Greek (nct Greek Moern Grek) 2.25 Ciee (anda) 22 Oth lau (Tuh Ciem)

e B Re apahs pe 2BI cas tery 29B Feature y 0B Mel-thret es 2

Re 34Ide 39

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PA

T ai o pesen s povi a nrocin o veraaspc an rae cnceps I es fro s ohe s aseci a i is n cncrn wi any one aa angage, nr wia opariso o arios ia angages, raer prsesaspc as a pa genea ngsi eo heeca poins a, ocs, isae hou wi ams f vas angaes Engish, as angag a raers f oo w av n coo ssian an er avc angages, i ve o h iranc oa ro se angages in evepn he f aspc, anaso as hes a h feign angags s fama he ah ; oanc angags in paar, enc an ash) as e as aary o o angags, anng f ree Chinee efeencesa a ogh o descpv in wi ariosangges e

h b es no pspse any prvious noweg o aspec,ag i es asse ha e eae as r ag a epce of soene h has fw in os ea ingisics o s wng sc a se, an s ppar oons oh ebos a eenc s ue s oera ereca ns es no aep o coss an onparica crren apac e e o sc, ag i sa a inena conssen es i provid a sca s o

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Peface

ysis o sc o ive de oe d o crre o hised

sha cosde he ros o s oo o e ed ves s

adrs eer res o e ob o se d ovey ohem he er cocs oee eve oe so hey he o o y s koede i er or o he aes prayis he.

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d s roe o sec i e: G M. AeryW S. A . W. Bro . H M. v d J. Mier. y re o J Lyo o e ee dr o oo de deid om o . esoibiiy or ce orrejeci e eo o ore y o

r o e ero o oo ed o e Reser Feo K' oe ride

u 75 Berd re

A O T SOND PRNTIN

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. W o d hve eded e exmes o p 93a th seso of P Se

Jauary 1978 rd ore

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ABBREVIATONS

In exple sentence nd gl ose, the a bbreviations fv., fomerectie n Pv., f eectve, are se thruhu.

A arisk bore a entece or othe fm ndcae ungramma-tcaity ; a questo-mrk dctes dubs rammacaly

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Introduction

O. I Dno of apSne e em ' aspe ens o be es faia o sude

of ngscs an ae es o oe veal eoes suh asense o moo s as wel, bfo gvng eno o aspec, toconse some exape o peca sncons n anguage liey obe aa o eae ode o povde so aual aeal agantwc w be possbe o e oe eoeca t o e ds-CUOn.

Sens o usan an oe Saon languags ae faa whe sncon ee eece and peecve aspec as n on

c al (Pv.) a n cta l(Ipfv. bo ansaabe no Engs as ead', aoug soe a o eence ca be ge y transaingthe Ieeve as as a, he ued to ad ; s only aapoxma aaea , ad a moe deaied dsusso wl befound n e boy o e bo. n at e stto wee h rad

he wa  e d  n  g ad he ud to e Esh equally a asetualsco o ase s a eo even n a amlar a language aEs. Say e oane aggs the erene etwe,o nsance Fenc   ll ad ll, pansh 6 an (l ea ala nd eggeva is one o aspe despte e adiiona teology,w speas o e mpere (sait ea eggeva a a tn an equllyo Spe Pas (ut ly ese) aso caed e at Den, Hto,

o Reoe as a se.Pauay n o s enoogca and onpual, confso

o ense an aspec s worth nsg now tat the meag of teoe  aa e ene s uesood beoe embakng on dsus-son o e lss faa m C aspe . Tense rlate te te of te

1 An explnation fr th trdionl conusn ben apc n nse nekng f e Romance as ns oms s uggee n cto S.1.2

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no

stt fd so othr i uy o he oe os h cs ss oud s oh o s ss s h tss o idd dsuish e

st s ft

sto descibed i he rse is ct to s tus wit th e o sek s dscbd e s ctd ior o het f s John s John w ngng); o descbd ft s ctd sst t th of sk . Jh Jo w gg).2 c ts cts t f sittio t stt o ttc w y dscbe e scc

h ss fered to s td h ti o he iosc the st . ch ess e rfered to bsoss thr ssb fo of e refee i ie refeeh std o th te of to bi cd rie o hes t i is ted tie of se othe tiot tc csco i s r isce vovet h sut t th sc w walgwn h o of  m H d b wh n alg he oa, Ion H  the st cie walkg i boh se de stt octd sts ith he t of he i vb epee o t ts o veb. I he sce he osc by wlk s h set e h ese ese ee,h i th sc i hed i te s i he s e et

h fct i e coice o he rse cie s hu revt rfc t bste i reece iy he oedfct tcie i such ote i oscio idtie e refec e. ha et ay eale, o eeo see h n rsus hang et H ea I ' t ee t ee an ycy i eb or he boe s d b he ret ve s eco 44 h ee

  ritt b d Mdr hie e re erb o

ss ti rh t bsoe se hoh he be oy secctio o iepo riv o hich he e reer d hs teoi is k o b the se oe.

For futhe sso s o nnc n (6 0-6 so t tns of n nu dl wl as ene

value; hi k 'r ueogh it hold b bo n nd th this s ten c d n. 6 -

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o. I Denitio f aspec

Aspc s qe deen o s Te deence in French bewee l at an  l lu, or in ns beween he was readg he ra, sot one of tse, snce both ae we ae bolue at tese. It s i

this sns a we spek o et bein dsnct rm tene, insi o uc oosion as that between efectiv an erfetiein teaed as aetua eve where te ramacal termioogy ofdividal anguae ha tadiion of rferi to te te

s the geeral denito of aset may te the formulato taaspecs are drent way of viewn e teral teol ostituyof situaio. We ay isra thi enio rey eturi to

oe daied exempcaon e body of he ook, b onsidernoe of the derences bewe te aspecual form ve abo asexaples of aspecal dincions i vrious languges, a illustte ih following transaio equivaes:

Enish: Jo wa eaig we I entredRssan: va ita kogda j voe!Fenc: Jen lsat and j'entr

Spanish: Ja la ado en.tia: Gn legev ando eta.

I each of es tee th rst veb reet e go tosome vet, i tht vet itse itrodue y t o r2h econ veb reset th totaiy of the ituto referre to (erem entry) wou referee to s ier eora otiuey thewhoe of te sao eete a le ab o wthbeginnin, mdle an nd role ino one; o attet ad todivie ti ao o te vrou inividu e tha m ute acion of ny Verba fo wth th e a to aeerecve eann, an where t language uesto alverba os to indca ts, e hal y tt it ha erfete st.3

1 This s based on t dnon gvn by Ho (1943 6): ' manrs

diss d concv lcoumn d poc m . drn wasof concvng te o of procss sf d a bn

gnalsd sm so a t do o f o o rs, alo for nstanc o stts; s fr a z.

2 s s a stabsd dagoca cq o nun

cncp of aspc n tecng ndvda lanag w pss knd S fo nstc Klein 7 8-00.

3 Of th anas ced r a u Engs av rv asp n

s sns In Engs rlatn bn Progssv g. was

adig and no-os ( nterQ s a r comx b

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Inttion

T oe om .e ose efeng o he suaon o Johs eadgo o pesen h uo n h wa bu he ma epl h nea empoa onsuey o he suao In

xales aa efen s ad o a nnal poon oJons eadng hle he s o ep e h oo o h eag hs i h he enes a npe anng a m ey s a ee a oe ung h peod Joh wa eadng Johns adng bo peedd and folowed th ay xai th c tn etive admeetive a s t say ta the tve lks e stati

fo tsid, itht cssay stiishi ay th italstct th stati, has th fci lks the statim sde, d as sch is ciay cc th e ita stct th sitati sc it ca bt lk backads tads th stat th sitatin a s t th t stati, ad ds ay aat i h sati th asts th al ttht ay bi a tht a e

In disussig asp i s pa o ap h e deebwee pefey ad mpefy s no neessal a oedee bwee suaon no s neessay a een ha spesed y h speae as ben obev I que possbl o sam pa o efe o he sme suao on wh a pefv he wh an mpefee whou ny wa beng elfonado be llsttd b as stcs lik John bookesty ; wil ws ing i, postman , its qits e Jn lut c i pn qie i, l c vin) Rssia (vn pou knigu v o v, kg l,pel poon) it s th v o d e th sa stti ai. th st cas hvr h'sdig is std as a te vt, itht th sbdiisto sccssi tal hss; th sc as this t isoed that th sak is i th dl o the stati

os ei, says that as th il f this sitatw e d sly d t s th ith ctia that th vt th stas aial tk ac.

rvided e resri uselv to nottve erb nd elud hbitulenn, n e dieren ewn th two form e o ierfeity vrsu erfecivi, in te ee o. urer iussie eci n e ressve

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I D i sect

ro t isio o t prvio paras, it ill vitat as ot o , a t radr a troor tr t o ot itiat sitio sist o aov

aspt a ts. ovr ato o ap a ts aor t t, t ar or it t i irtas A ot ao ts i ii aory, at itaio ti, sa rr to t prs ot, to also irr to otr itatis At i o or rlati tti o t itato to ay otr tipoi ratr t tra tpoal osity o t o statio o ol sta t ir

as o t sitatral t s) a itatio-xtrati (ts) a stn J was readg we ed i ts tat r or do srv a iti tio o oai t ital to os r t tis apart t tio isol a soar osq o t drt a t it ital ostt o siaios rr to was edgplas s itra to rai taio, tor atral ar t t aotr itatio v to s a a i olitot itral ost, ts sato is at tporalat tat oi i ti r a ra a al tall to oran. lal, a s o ors ti a illora t to nia sq o vs e wd re te snad e s, d brgt d e ple-reei a o t tr aios s std t ra to tiral osi, a atrl rt is to ta t a tstat orr so a o ol i o tyll oral t o r i t arprst i tt vr, t s o a ss trtatio. s q ol, nll, o ll r s to a siltaos, a t osit a a xlii y aia apropriat aral t st h wi sultael

Aotr sst s t s is o itrd i rlaivor o t t vn s tg s osvato o ovral rst t nd , n as a ot ot aal or o vnt

s tii o tn ad ast i artlal orta in osn , l J as ad e b (s

1 this bok 'perfcv and pr n qui n om on ; ion lw.

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Intouction

sed John ea he book Spi Jua h lo el lbo s sdt Jun l el lio) Tis e is discssed, wi eeece, inha n e ec adiinay, n wk ha ake disicin

eten tens and asc, he efec as sy, wys, ennsed n as, ug i df wee te deii fas gi b cn e eed cde e fec secw, e ec is ey s s, ic i dies in enng e us ese fs Sice e eec is ey fe eeed s n sec, discssin f i s ee incded pesn k3

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formS fa, sc as ee seed esseni senctes, wit eeece t t inte sce in, iuta dscssin f fa essi f spec A ef cisit es wi be seu ee ee is e senic cnce f eece abse a), wic ay be gsed i anguge, i e ngg ve gica cegy eesssie eee, in wic case we sy e angge as ess anygues ak eses, ie d n v gicised i efec,uh bay agage c eicse i efeence, .e. aeea debias a ce ituais i ie, suc gishtoda th ya boe lat t e oclock ees sec, is s unfiy f eg, s a e e • sec is used efe te gen eic siin ssi , eiced aicu gamticised siin sed ese ecdistincis in indiidu gges te ese k e seak

n ot f e te ae ngag a at n pen frte ale Prf ect (o Compo P) o not neeari ae -

t ea te ppoto a prne Span an ot av te opon fr n eanng ee in re r lu le vT vr at Dne nonperft) Jan ut iT.

S tn a of e y to em fro a tn ne ape en

ge r tn fe to al vral agore t are neen no moo aec. T e o t p fr ah savaag a acomn h of rm as a n  over a ay o r n of nio

on e sp om n  a e of e akon pa: akonsan) a Gera o ma n acn a to e ve n no am n ag al no e a me geney ape e

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en sul dsns u s en e ec nng, sp e ey e gle leclsed n ndul lng e nun s

nly n n e ll e lys, e es o eengo pcl l cegoe n nddul lnges sp n nen ec specl dncn dn. esln o enlogl pl le nd ll undn o n e ug onc y e pn s pe uld n oso cn.

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d rent mn

s hh ths ans h qat of a staton ha dos noast t (s nt coceved of s asn te), one kes pacna It shoud b noted tha e cruca oin ere i tha

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c an nnt aning

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snc a he was aud as Bs ienn hw hmse heci i h aa s seds sm ue suai wichuue suai mh w e evd m cmi abu r

ve cs go to throw hse o th cmhw shd as a wan sme hd vn he uursiuan m cm abu

I Russia sac i s v dcu v a dqua ansan an ish sce hs wihu add r subraci sm m ma Thus e asan I a gogto k you wu a soaus ut te I nd k b hs des add an mn n which is n ncssarisn n h nish sci ms Ths cnsucn cud ne usd as he Russian asan thee ae gog to be p forpug, wh h aes a sumab n indi b aen rudd and in Rssian n can n use he rdnar re Tns :uut aok a tt he w be as r dd' SmeimsRussan ss o us in such csucns, poez olept v em v h a is in ariv a sev cc', buaan h Russan s a xac quva h s ad a beess mih b he a s due ariv a sevn cc

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4 Prv ps d Sc s s s ssnall usd scre, rar

an nar i s ssnally imrcv, cnins ohabual, an no fc. n s sc w sal lo a prcirss i vaus lanas insiain manis associadwih s aan conradico combinaion of caoris.

In lauas wh basic ns dsncion is bw as andnn-as, w a scl sain no e ossi o a erciesn b ra of a fce onas . o e rfcive o rs-u Sinc sn is rimaily a nse of dscriion is qu aura fr h rfce non- as o a as o s meania a prfc fur. Varios sa o is delmn orc n-as erecie ure can e sen in ire do

ra seciall Saonic nonoEroa lanas. InHnarian, were asea sinicance o e eral res isar wa dld, alou y nd o i erb recieman, hr is a dnc f n as suc rx s oa fur man In e Eas an Ws Slanc aas ncdn Rssa, Psh, zc, no Buaan o S-raan), an

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4 Pective et te

also n Gan he dvopmen s more comle so ha hePrecv nnPas s mar a uue nse a pon o wc we sallun n rar deal blo; s aallled b a nw perphrasc

maon h mercve Fuur Wh nondered erbs omoon n Czech, a urhe developmen has aen pace whereb heealer Percve nonas has bcome a Fue Tense espece oaspc, a developmen rm Percve nonas o ereceFuue Fuur. n he Ps Tnse, e wen' s mpeece andoe Pecve Bu n e nnPas he deence been and  (or po +ju) s no aspcal (as s he case wh ussan mpeecve Presn versus poju, Peecve Fuur) b pureemoal e ju o am on ', pju shall o sall have neshall be on' Wih hse vrbs o moon Cech as no spccallmpecve Fuure bd t o paralll ussan b iti sall en shall (Iv) ahouh hs s ho mpce Fuues ooh vrbs ar rmed n Czch oo e bu t shall be eadnshall ead (Ipv)

One elanaon he emolo o he Ancen

G ascua eura Fuure Tense e p shall we, shallb n ould dev hs oo om he Aors (e peecve) semo he verb cp he Aors g wre

n he lh o s epced esrcon o he peece nonpas ouue ns s woh lookn n some dal ose lanuaes whehe percve prsen s n prmarl a uue ense (e Sou Slaonc)and also a ndvdual usaes n som o he lanuaes ha normallhave h eced developmen bu somemes hae a peece non

pas ha sems paralll he merecve resn rah han hmercv uue (he hs s a dsnc om rom he mpecvepresen) The uss he Pereve esen n Souh Slavonc nolecass whe h Psn Tense s usd n was a are no srclern o h esen mmen

One characersc h Souh Slavonc lanaes, oun n sulles om n Bular hou so o a cea een Sebo

Caan o nsance, s e loss o he nnve n s eplacemen a subrdnae cause wh he conuncon and he Prsn Tnse

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pec e

o wio a necessar reerence o presen me, an mor aere s wi he Ine i aaes ke nish or ssia ha haan Iitie) The Ie can dssh aspec ssia, wer

e hae e Imrece nj mogu e I can , u he Preciei xou kup kgu I wa o b a boo I we rasae eseseneces ino Baran, we ms repace he Ine e PreseTense, but sc er s ot aca rence o presen ime, easpeca opposo ma ad ms e reand mog ej Ip),ira can a - Ip) , erss km kupj P) kng,era Iwa ha I-u oo I he ma ers are p to e

Pas Tes, hee s o chae he orm o he sordae erb mox e cod , x kupj kg waned o aboo

n Enish, a sentence e he come hee o is own, in pres meanin, wi norma e erpreed wi aia meani, since hreerence wre o a acion o on a he prese momen wodae o e e comg here, e Proressie oweer, n a conewere he come here does no ae pesen ime reence, e pereceeanin s a posse erreao, as i a sbordae case o ime,e he e ome ere, e hm, sce ee e er come reers o a co Dirn auaes de as o heer o no heere oer speccaon o ri in sc empora cases conraswi e ns seece aoe s Frenc ransao u i rFre) ci, e e u r, ad aso w is ssian ransaion ogo pre Fr), j u ku. Baa and Sero-Croaan n schsences are ie sh rather han Frec or ssan, and ae hePese i he empoa case, as n Baan e o Pesen zi rbo, e o P. Fure eo when is iswork, I sal o o he co

A pon, a apae waness o e comparison beweenanaes e Es ad Baria on he one had ad c assian on ohr, espcia bew Buaran an ssia, ma

sr rader orooca, usian pre i eampe oedaboe is Perecie oPas, cp he Imeece Pese e hoes The same is e, moooca, o Bari r, athohien eisence o a spaae Prcie Fure in Buari wie r s specca ce Prsen raher han e ss speccPrecie noPas. Ge h paraesm o morpooica ormaionbewe e oms sed in Buaa ad ssian, ad ac a ot

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4 Peecte, pesent, d tre

are sed eqall in temral causes wit uture reerence, it a eecasistic o speak in e on cas (Bugarian) o erecie reen ndin he other ( ussian) a Prfectiv tre, inc he daa proide o

vidence r such a distincin weer, te dieren ction o hemrlgcall arale Blgarian and usian orms can be idniedb caring eneces wer he erb in he bordinae cla iImpeective, rater an Prfctive, because hre Blarian andssian have quite dierent mrhlgica expressin o te Iperective uture : in Bulaian te aricle te with e mperecive resen, inssian bd wh the Imerectie Innti nd in such enence wend a cear dstinctn beeen Bulgarian, with the mperecivePreen as in ngi, and ssian, wih he Imerective Fure inenc: Bulgarian az kato pe (Ipv resent) ti te pe iankogd a bud pet (Iv Future), ty bude pakat, Fench echaterai (uture u pereras, ngish whe I am sgg (Presentyou w be ryg T e cmarison it crrespdin mperecives cnrms the distincion beteen Buarian with h resenTnse in ha is stictl n resnt time eerence (s in Engis, andussan with he utre Tens (a in ench, desite the aparntmrlca aralleis beeen Percive Presen in Blgarian andPerectie uture in ssian.

Anter unctin the erecive rese in Bgarian i henaratve Present, i e . wen the Preent Tense is ed with pas eaningas a narrativ tecnique wh retenin he ascta disincionsua in the Pas Tense This se o the Perecive resen is discsed

in greater detal n ectin 3.inall, in Bulgarian te Peective Presnt ma b sed with habita

meaning, r rher is one the ssib mans o epreing habiaitwere he habitualit inved i ha a siuaion hich wod inisef, as a sing istae b teated as perecive ; e he resen Tensi ed o exres a btua situatin resening one itce oexepi he recrrt sitai, s n: spoged (Pv resen se,

pousmxat Pv reen) deok, oaeva (P. Presen umeca . . te gil e nother, sme one anter, incine theirreddned aces Th ss is nt, wever, tha is is wa heyare dng a t rs mmn, b raher t his is wa apenweneer a ceain st ccumstancs hlds (and, indeed, it is quitike that thi aticla et o circumtancs des nt hd precisey

ee is e y Ac (8 2).

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spct t

t t rest mom) Tis io o Pri Pr isreld us Pri Imrc i Bularia odcte tu erfct suai i s tim se secio .. .

th ths hbtu us t Precti Pr, i ma sem o tt Rss s am eomo as Bulria, siRss t has a smlar s o Perti oPas wit abiuam ad idd i i usa Preci oPa ualcurs cunci wth t mrfci Pr, absraiaa rm sua dir i woud r a w ar rdl ith Prfi Prs i ssia Tis sa i mmo

th s tim rerc t cua as im bi mard morads, rb frm yvao i sd o b as a orsml ctx, as i t foloi xam rom Tr

l iit .) mt . na Irin a na kak dts (I kk k .) n (P rtja Pf) k xln smtr (P) n ng t ( lI t n tt wl t () . . n g ( t rn . . . n s t angy ) t .) wl g (. )

l P) th m lk P) clly a him hrg (Pf) sl.

e the Imerc rms dsri bacroud sae o accrrce i ries o s, il t actu ens ar xrssd Precti rms, t ses ei mefecti Prs d Prfce -Pas wr, as wil b discusd i rear dai isctn tr is curr us a edc fr s asctu dist t xressd rr t drc bwe t Imrt uture i it Iti) ad Perec oPstutur) i is ol h fc t t Perti Pas is a Pereutr th xls crr moem owrds usi mrfet utur rte mrfcie Pr suc cosructis

st th frma rllis ewee Pefeci Prese inri d similr au, u as SerCrotia) ad

Prfci o-Past ussia ad similar auas, suc as Czcd Pis) it emers t atr is rimri a fur s, ad eset s il re isas o s us s a re es ar e trted s rm, as omals win sroi smGn t sricl eelmt rm a Prfeci Pa, existec f suc reic o arir usa is o rrisin oria,

C ora an Crtan ( 1 71 : 1 )

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Te rtrictio

as i ssia, he Perecive nonPas is ow imail a ue ese,ahuh here ae ehas raher moe remas o ealie usae wherehe Perecive oPs arales eacl he meecive Prese, as i

he maieace o asecal disicios in he arraive Prese(seci alhoh he absece in Georgia o a secicallImeecive Fure should as be oed as a condiioni acor:Georia has i ac a merecive oPas and a Peecive oPas he mer bei raher eel esen o uure he laer uureexce in ceai secial usaes (i aicula he araive and habialPrese) ih ove indicaion o is nsual ime reeece

Summarisi he reain beween asec ad ese in ussia, weca sa ha here is a Pesen Tense which is Imeecive, a PasTese wih a ImerecivePeecive oosii, ad a uue Teseih a merecive/Perecive osiio rholicall heImeecive Fue rahe lls ouside he ssm, bei eihasichie he mrhoical aallelism is aher beee he ImeecivePese ad he Peecive Fue The mhlo ehe ih someidiidua usaes he Perecive uue sues a eaie sae heehee was j oe nonPas Tese wih a Imeecie/Peeciveasecual disicio, bu his is o oer ue he mode aae,whee resicis on he comaibili o Pesen ad Peecive haveled o he Peeci onPas becomig secicall a PeeciveFure

Asp dsos rsrd o r ssOne o he mos ieres relaishis bewee asec ad

ense, m he viewoi o auae as a ucia ssem, occurswhen an asecal disicio is resiced oe or moe eses, aheha oerai acoss he boad, indeeel o ese aeas hahe ese ha ms e eices asecual disicions is he as enseThus i ma Indroea lagaes, ad also in Georia, hedeence beee he Aoris ad he merec eiss onl in e Pas

Tese ad here is o cresondin disinction in oher eses hushe disici beeen Saish ha I soke' ad haaa I asseaki, used o seak' ai ve came' and veeam ascomi, used o come', uaria ox I coed ' and roax I asconi sed o co, Geoia (aee o wroe' ad e

a dnt nayss f t ussan Pfctv Past aun tat s n a futu ts, s (193)

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pec ad e

ii d wi' i lle c diici i F i i v iiiv d ici xc i ci cae e e

xici e) I ce eca diici ii ee civ i a d ieecieai iv i ic iici, i i ii ci vii d iiadiici i , ic e, ei dciie, ca a iecie i I c d e c c d

e i ic c iici i i O i ed i ewd xici c diici i as eiwe pec d i eeece i Aica ae, e ic v i e e d ci i a (ie wici ci d i ei), eea i ic e ve eecia i e, e i peciv i k i i i s a v eciv i, e i i e exei a d idic e cee ci, d i i IcAi diici ee I ac, e Ipeec exee i as se a cva i ica e I iia Idiic Iec i cceied a i e ic c v vi e Iec ic e ec va i

Hee i e d c icide a i e, i i e ee cacic e e eaca diii i e p e Ei iic i i sed to a cedi

i e Siia Svic H -v- cc yic i d i ae, c Ria, ivi ice e a e i v ikt i ei caae e i wad ee ec deeii i e Wi ia ike ycal

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4. Narrative

Induroean Imecs and As, hee s no morolcl reasnh h asecua dsncn shul e resice o onl he ne ense

Thus an elc eecve, dsi rom mercve, mos

cmmn n he as ense, an leas ommon n h presen ens Ours, he ense dincon is a verss onas, raher ha avesus uue, hen s ssble or her o a recv os,ih basall uure meann as n sa Aa o he as, wherehe eeiv is cmmnes, an h presen, whr i s rares, eedes n see be an enera rinl a o wher secua isins will ne manes hemlve nc h remn caeries(uue ense, an nnne m innves and acls) seemequall susceble o asecual erenian, lhuh n ncenGree we d he asecua snc bewee A an Imereccae over o he vaus nnni rms, bu n he FuueSnce he uure is eneral raher rl derenaed as a ensedsn m he ese n man uean lauaes, s ma be heesn r he absence o as el-mared an asecual scn n hsense ; omae he absence n alan, b n Sansh o a FuuePessive (Ialan ·ta o Sanh ta eeo shallbe wrn ) , alhu her is n rhlca reaon r he absence ·a ceno n alan

3 Nv psOne ineresn ace o he eneral rblem he relan

beeen ense and asec can be suded b eamnn cas whre

lanuaes use ne nse in lace anhe, insance in e naaeese, hee he esen ense s used eer a as suan Asmle nlsh eaml wuld be h use 'm ttg o he ehhe up come oe a ay . rahe han I ttg o he eaahe u ame oe a a . . huh hs use he Pesen s ehasraher less cmmn nglsh ha n her urean lanuaesSnce h nlsh Pesse is n ed an ne ense , hee s n

blem h asec n he narve Presen he eence beeePessve and nnPessve bein eaned, o ahe reanaben he dslaced esin Ths s ue ch r nsance, heehe deec beeen eecve and mecive meann s lmananed in he Pas Tense, b he deence beeen Pasene and Imec Thus he asec disincn n he Pas Tensevesn s ls h e use he naaive Pesen

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Asp ns

() n P ene homme  'aait mpefec a ue conduiat mpefe un Il aerUt P Dee e cha e it a Dene ( n Pen ene

Un s'ae a ue, conduit o moon. aeroit earg .A an asi walkng aon he ad h wi aing hee hee. es/s e aen nky saidsay . .

I rch, hn d likwise i oh once anaes hemhlical rsricion o oer spec dieeniaio o he PsTnse as ha riori ere cn e no spec disinci in he

arraiv Prsen nes ha do hae orhooical aspecdisici in h on-pas enses oo ee e wo loical possiiliies her h asc dirce o he pas wil e eained, ee i hismas usi orpholoical ors (like e Precie nonPas inGi) ha ar nomall sriced uue ie rrnc; or hilusn rsss (dscriion ahe han raion will cold b nuralisin he asc disincion

I Gian, alhouh he Peecie nonPs usall has uuemaig i h narrai Prsn i is sed o aralll he ImrciePs, aii h asc disincin; hs e Prcve nnPassds o h Peci (icall Aoris Pas h ImereciePrs o he Imrcive (icl mperec Pas:2

n Pat neGzz �a iioa Ipf mpeec, am cxa ihqaa Ipf Im

r iax (P A ieu 3r a ta P A ( in Pn nGz �a iis pf. ee, am cxa mihqavs Ipf. eedinaxavs (P Peen aeu r a qi P Preen a / ing aon he oad, he w/i leang hee ee, e  ass an nk an  i/says . . .

Ga hn alhuh he Precie o he Prsen suall hasur mi is ds no reen he use o hs or in he narrai P

I Baa, lhouh here is Perecie Pese ha does n

Qu gnly gug tht hve tv Psnt we ndrnt chc s t hw snt nd hw st ths f bhvs hus , n th sunc tnses, he tv Pesnt (hstc Psn)y b tetd th s ( Pst) s strc (s) nse Gdseeve nd dg 895 7

o ( 97 8 -2)

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43 arrave rese

hav scca fuu mann, e s he m usua cnsucnn he naae Psen s se he asec dnce, usn hImcv csnd Pas Tns fms scv f as

 Pc vsus Imecve, Ars vesus Imfc) , nd cmn he usn of prsnness

in s TnseC sje er . Ck Ar dd nni n e obi is Trgn . Aris p ei r; . in rn TensCr s rsn . C uk esn dd nni ne ue ob I n Trgv rsn b r;

T King ws/s seepng . O In knoeknoksnne nsweren-swers. e se/sets of ng e wie pen

v, s as ssbe manan he asc dsncn bnPefcv and Imfecve n h naae Prsn csndn Pcve Pas usua As) and mfcve Pas usua Imc) , rsecvl

he h exm w nd ussan. re, he Pfcve nn-Pasas bn md s fuue nse, so ha n he arave Prsenn h Imefcve Psn ma b usd, s n he fwn xamm snv3

i in as TnseVrg n r snovs' Vred dg yl us.T e-d ini eni sdi stojl I

sorel I n nu Saina sl p M S sosko n drg i in esen TenseVdrug n pur svlvt I.. eed drg psa. Tld-de k- dini eni sldai so sotr; nu n Sarin t I M Sa5 soskvem p. nrgu . ddnl u nend-a-hnn spesos. Th ed s/s Onl w n e dsnc ne sal die so/s ndlookeooks in u direcn Te egn s g. Sh and jume/jup w n d

s eape s ted y ndejcn 1 938 : 3)• Iv ns e tht te use f te SeCatan tve Pesent

sm t tat f Bugan n ts espec: ethe he apect dstnctn n u e mpefectve t ay e etaned

Ced y syt ( 1 97 : 1 ) the Past ese e s ne

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sect a ese

e is o possbt o us t cti oPast i suh a stc How, thr is aothr at usa o th Pst Ts

ussa t habtua ma: a urt squc o ts is

arratd as i it w a sl squ, oe istac stads or thwo tt , s uua to mata t asctua stctocoro to a Imct ast we ha th Imert rstw corrsod o t Prct Past w ha th Prct oPast th tm deoid o ut ma I t olowi xame omShookho, w ha t th aoriat Past Ts oms o dsbi o idua ocur o th squ i qusto h tharat us o th Prst :

) n t Tenseeuju uk ooao po loko, no odnj ku Aesej cgark sksno bez poma) rial () set k vyplomu zaslon grd, zubam oorval(P) nuny klo bg sognu (v) eg elobo nareb v ) tab neuovmo pel (f) paJca skuvaa e e (v ) eloek ogljanut sa a Aeksej poargva ue eval Ipf) gooj cgar rosi pv)ogonku

() n esent Tenseevuj ku oorvao p okot no odno kutt Aeksej cgak skusno bezpromaxa:) rimet fv) kse k ypou zon grd, zb otorvet(Pv) nun oo b onet () eg eloo nagrebet (Pv)abaku lo oede (v) pac, skra e ueet v)evek og nsja, Aleksej poargva ue v gotovuju cgaku rosit (f) oonkuHs et arm h bee u o at te ebow, but ee th one eksey oudo cgaees sll ad wthot a slp ) He would res hs obacouco s blg est er o te reqred aoun o ppe wth hs eeth,bend no ro coo up soe to d ro p wth exerousne oveens ne had no tim to rn aron before Aleksey ws redyin the nshe cgree blnn, and kin o a gt

I such costutos, Buaa bas k ussa, dsp usuadc btw te Bulara ctie s ad t ssiaPrcie Futu

d y rsyh 97 8 ) ; the Tense rn s n ne Fr R thre s se ece tt th re st rther

t d s nd s sn etee erte reet ct t s ecl th th erl yst Fy( 90 8) ns ht n the hl nrr rsnt ne cnll the pe rhr th th erct reset hr rs gen tht e he h rces h n n s ere Ftr the ntrl tenens t se the rrsndng erte he erecte tre.

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4 aat pese

Hvi looke umer o oher uae e my ow reur ohe iercio o pec ee i he Ei rrive ree Ano boe, i Elish he noorssi ree o osaie

ebs es o be rsic o expreio o hbual cions. Ahruse o his oroessve rese i he hiori rese, we haspec icio roresiveororeive o e i reie.A imil use o he oroeiv re i be le hecommeary e o he ree i rovii a ommery or lm oobll mch or horer mue rro. Here,alhouh we re ree me he rcure o h ommuio ish o rrive hi charcer ucre rece i hepossibiliy o ui he ororeive ree reer o opleeio .e. o mai pec iicio u oe ol he ee, he oy eree be h here h mie o hediico i opol e e ree ese eerlly heoresive c be e or l oi io l commery mih

Now the viin seiz the hro, no thy drive o towrds the ralwack now for hr out of cr ow e ti he to he tak w ate ime t trai s gettig arr.

Al verb orm ecep he re ororeve. Elly hecommery oul ve bee ive hroo h roreveorm

Now the vi is siig he hroe now thy'r drvig o towds t

awy tak now hes oig r out o ar, now s tg h to ack, whi a tim th rin s gtg nerer

One cor eci he choie ewee e obiliie i hahe ororeive i voure he ra erie o eve h becommee o hey re happei

e e oe o ar i hi ecio ve yply he e esee pree or p eiher hie pec i ccorce wih

noma e he pree or ree spec ccorce ih hiinco bewee eripo rro Aer loical osiblwoul be o re he e, bu hi pec, or ce o loe pecisincions i he pas e, us as i he wole bee hie ihe pese, wih he ic pren pcl iincio, or ck oicios Th ma sem a parcularl cmple e o hi, b i

Lc ( 1 971

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Aspe s

s aent qute ue n conprr rc trry ty mak se o t Ima pttorsqu pcr perect, chas ust tis ect :

Ce n'es ren' it-if ( Dene Pu pnsn 'iteromit (mperfec pou 'cre Coup ob! ou u omos ! . C'est cur u a r oup ob! Ah oc nn ctpe toue e Chana' Oro ne ri (mpefect pa I ta pcmm un ot et tema e ou e memb s ng' i (P Dente h n h m of anagnghe nteue i (mpfec) o  shou : • Dou h! Bo o hem t cpses ! t' the ca ho' gng o agh Dob h ! Ah ! Hr'

that tte otos Chaa at Oo t r (mperfect H ae a copse a tembng n e b

He, t Imeects ierrpit nd poit r usd s tnra ad ben trnsposd nt Prst s

4+ omb s/s oososn tten Arabc, ter ar wo sts os, ratona

rerd to aous as spcts, ss, stats, nd dstngusedther as Pct nd Imprec, or s Prct d prect.Here th erms Perct and perect w used, toug tmeanngs o the ems a irent om s usd n Saonc ngustics and ese n tis boo, s wll bco pren beo

W ma star te uncon o t Prc and pche te rest o t stc conns o spccto o

rence eg no mor drbs. r rcti s pwt prect and as nng, pct s prdit meect and resnt meang:

(f bbTeysow a he oo?ahu y amu (Ipf b- m ana pfo henow abo h o-o

o now a o ongOn bass o se o p, ps t ate basc stncton s on ns wt cua irnc n ts

(96 92) t ee Me Th e d et t etn re ed ny n

Wrht ( 898 : 2) r re dn the ht t o, th n t thr St gge (eekkd), Kry

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44 Cmbned te/pect ps

p e de o cce) o oe o ec w e e eeecedeece e el o peeed epeo o e pe).Fe ve evel ee o ee e.

e ollw ele odce e e o e peeve Fa hu a}kuu pf bana -hu awa l -qati b Go jg bn m y rrroB Go jg ben m n Dy of Rren

ve o owlee a e o eeco o e plce o le o led e e e e e vel o eee a e me efeece. Hweve e eee o o a

le, o ecely) eeed v peecve e, deed cld well coeo o eece Slvc le w efecve Ae So e eee ewee e Ac efecve deecve ca e el oe o pec

A fe clc odced clo o odecae

?j? fv) ka 'mar fv) bu

om oou n ra om o n e n

e Ieeve 2j ol wod e e ee opee e e peece of e ode epol clec eal dve f a le peeece fo ee w fe efeece e. I all ce B e eei f he Pefecive cii f i

peed o e yoe a e efecveIefecve oo pely oe of ee p e eeece e w ee efeece e e e o e ee). Howeve, w po o e le e eeece of ve, elee eeee e w dce a e pe o e daewll ecede y c o o So oe ll code edeece ewee e efecve d e eecve oe

elve ee. ee o e e oooed e e oe Iefeve oe clae e leal e le of epoe folw be elve w epec o) e coee y ppoe

?a fv m - b k� fo ao H omo or o o m bo

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d

T ubuciv usiv an mrativ moos a of wich vraiv uur tim rfc xis ony i h mrfctiv I ur (ubunctiv) t uni m sise shou com' kt

(Jssv) ay it ' 2ukub (miv) wi ' Aany hPrfciv inica rtiv s im mrfeciv aiv onst(r o fuu) im

as o abov hat h mrfciv k in ioatio is intr rfering o th snt athough it c b ire srrg o h futu if th contxt mks i car ht th rfc is uur T usio h o aris is h ineretion

b fnc o as im w is a v inicator of asti g l/ muki sayna i ooon rig T as isi aaiv a :

Wa 'ttbu and hey-foow a mlki sym. rgn Somn

m at (Ip) y!

w hy-ece he demon

Ad oowd wt emos ed o ecte Soomongn

Tus mefctiv ca us ith ast im rfrnce rovoy aso ha impeectiv manin Summariin h uses o thrciv a Pfectiv may ay ha th Peectiv icteso rciv anin a raiv as im rnc i hmrfctiv inicats vrhin s (i ihr imfctiv mag

or ativ onas ns) Th Araicoosio

mfectivPrfciv icooa both asc a (rtive) tesn auay oes ow rabi makes nr rernc s-

o ii ag covr by h mfctiv n c bn o cic ma avrias (n v uuy

n t c t tn ennt e t e cne c te eeent f c n c, he e he eect t ent te te eeence

nnc n he n e: c l e e e eecte the cc e eTene (e e, ece en n c cn den en c, e tene e ce elw l een n he eenc e , hh t tl et tht th eece eect e t enng, n heecte ete ee ete nnt enn enecu e te ne ne tnctn n tn t ten c n eet

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44 Com tsspct ptos

whe he a esen esca n he mdern we anuae),Aabc has mans ndcag secca u ense Pasense o he Imeecve (h Imeecve ms ben b ma

Prese) uur ens s secie b adn or h rxs bee he veb, e saw tb o s-tb h w rie'o shw he Imcve Pas, n cmbies h Prcv verb b' (here uncnn as a auxar) and he Imereciv o hma vrb, e at he was wrg se o wr' he csuc s sma hse dscussed sec I 12 whee percand merce ms a cmbne nca b ha a ac scme n s an ha has erna sucur h Aabc omced mh equa be ssed ra as hapne (Pv) ha he bwrn (Iv) ' wh a as me ireai assed o tbbecause has ara sce he es as Pas

In add, Aabc has scca Perec ms me cawh h arce qa Thus an exc Presen Perc uses h arceq an he Pece eg q ata h has we ' he Pecvben use becaus h vb rm aso has ercv ad as meann r Pas Peec, e uses h Pecve ' a h Prc he mai vb ( haen ha he wr ' raher haeedha he had wre ' , snce he Perecv each case caes reaivpas me) wh r wh q: (q) a he a we'o h uu Peec, n uses h Imeecv o b' wh eecive o h mai verb, a wh hu : a ()tb he w hav we ' ac, h Imeecv o o e 'reuar uncns as a uur Tense sce n h Prsen TseArabc has o e cua

A so sma h o Arab s aso ou i hes heames bw ar a m anda hese ahoh smroppso usn dere mrhoca maeia s un i oheracs hes h sio is bewee veba rms wh hsux ad hse ackn hs sux, e he eb w',

n tn t te el -e nrn nee enenile -e tt e lt r n e entene (nt neily te). Te re ierent t nctilly n entlly ( 968 67 79880 n n er let nee ere e nnn rtie Te entenele -e ill n e ie ee Te t e eu -le en ere n 1957 : I I5-2) , l te e e re te ( 1 96 2468 e te r Perete r er t te

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sc d s

xe ad I may o - opo Aabc, wh s o ra po o rpa rc yh mci) bu wh i do ocr - idca pa prcv

a Xao duizhng xe-l yfn xin

ommad Hsaowo a r' Sricl s rla rar a o pa mnc a ca mo ary n m a, n! s-, ZQ hshg wh ou di, I all om mo ' . oc yo avdd . I av, a o w d bo h b, i dd' om ' ; h aorau da h v - ro c

Wh h c o a rl pr or r uao, wu l s sd a m b s c , a mgn yo

m b l sl cl mow l . ooow wa sll o

a la as suai whc s fc, s sa

s, w m da f , a yunl m b

fl ld l sc u o ds so

As d a m o Ara aa d or

ad Ibo, h ar o pcc mar o pas vr pr s,alhouh h a marr o apc. or, oa vbhav o mar i y a pcv m, ad ma bo h vb hy ha mpr a. Sa avol mprc ma, a o arr I o mprv o osa b s mard or h v O mhho xpc a c wi ao vra orm woudb ambuous a o m rr ac ac o ay coxual dcao o rrc poal aal), hImprc orm p r o or o osa va id a r o prs, wl h orsim osaiv ) a pd rrri o h pa, o

- Jonto ses the le rI QrI e t coletehe thn r rI (t eecte the sl te n cssons o Sonc lne t note ecly th he e o thehnee os th he er re esenlly he e thoeo the erece t n

Wele 1 7 , o ot ele elow reten

Soe lecs o or he tns t wt nte, n whc ce te or oe eccly roe

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45 Aect and tie eeece

isae Yuba R w b 9 c g he wans mne Yorua #�, b 9 � ¥ he is worin, e wors aiuall Y uba w Ib 9 b h ame Ol in he esene an over

idiain ime would h meeive oms inrreed asin h as oua #� l'n b n r¥ hwas wrin eserda. Thus hre is a lse relainshi weenmive Ase and esen ime and beween Pereiv Aseand as ime in hese lanuaes wihou ns aes. This is no dissimia m he siuain in Aai disussd in sion 44,where hee is a se rs inrrain b Pas Tense and Pere

ive Ase. is n ulikl ha a ve siila ssem obained a a lae sae inhe hisi develme nd-uan, wih ase eing madve and ime reeene a s a snda nseune aseuadisinis we n he uure s, whih is a laivel lae andauaaiula develomen wihin h nd-urean lanuaes,ad as, nvenie, he Pee, which des ener n hisaiula aume, hn i has en bee assumed ha Idureanhad he aeis, he Pesen, me, and Ais Nw, while hedisicin eween Presen ad Ais and he ms eiher aa be aed a PrInd-uean he same ann esaid he mee r whih he alleed Induoan orminwih he aumen and resen sem eg Ann ree phee he wasaig, he usd a is ased on in ndanian, ree,ad iie2 ain ad Ba-Savni hav quie di maisdiee aso m e anher, whil Gemanic fas uside hisssem b haig a Pas Tse undireiad asec Thus isms ha Po-d-uan lakd h Imc, i a seialm mbini imive ase and as ime enc nasaiin whher he ense r he ase disiin was ai, ema k a he main h seaae mees in he vaiuslanuages: in eah h lanua us mnind av wih an

mere/Ais disiin, he mee is med m he soaed

Wlrs ( 73 267) es t s s s ' , e t qs e st t rb q, n he cse e [ie nB] rs st n s se r , e [drte nst&e esC] s tht te uat s

uc (6 ).

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pet a tee

Pesent stem nt the st stem) wth sme he ndcatr PasTese e he ume e-); wence e chaacesat e merc as he Pesen n the Pas' The natue the Impeec b

schca ad dachcy becmes clea ne t Prese sem vesu Ast sem bu mpeeive stem versuPeectve sem: the Perctv em is in isat usua nereed reer he ast wece e Ast) e meecve em iisati is usua iteree reen the rese secie cmnatn mpeective ad past tme meann sme addtiamaer is eeded such as te vaus addtns t th Impeeve emthat ae und n the idvidu anuas ma he Imeec

46 Asp d oIn many anuas in patcua in man Euean

lauaes the ae nteeas beween aspec ad vice cveverus passve) Snce ths reas ss u dscussed i eatu aspec than ae eats beween aspect ad ese smespace wll e devted them re

I nume aues ve expss peec mea ispssie n i h passve vce ad t n he actve In ussa istance a sntence ke koak vypt means xpct e bdy asbee drunk ' nd t h and was dunk ' whch wud be koakby vyp ut ths dstnctn cnnt e made in the active vice wheon vyp koak cresnds th he dan the band ' ad he hasdrun the and' The dstnctn s thus mananed n i thepassve r athe cetan tense th passve A mla stubas s whe he Smple Pas athe lke the ussan Pecve Past ca ave ee pec peect rce: a bhfaas fs ave u seen m ? a bhfaa a ppar ? dd u see epape srd ' wth e vb m faa mutated baca feran) th emples wever hee s as a seccal Peect frmusn the Past Patcle Passive jus as n ussan t a ar te To Tm has an dnne' teal dnne is avn-eeae() Tm Once aan a dstct pect cn e mantained nl nhe passive Th nl deence betwee ussan and Irish hee seems be e eater endec n Iish t v ve expess t thseec mann b us he passe cnstuctn weeas ussn

For fuher discussion of the Rssia Passve icluing t nteractiowh spect se Harson 197.

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4.6 Aspec ice

ha raer endn o neuralie h emani diinion b uingh e reiv a

n o h diadan o hi aiular rlaionhip wen

a n oi i ha he ere an be mainine a a orldiin ago onl wih ver ha hav a aive, i or hemaori o noEuroan lnguge aniive verb hi ema b omard ih he lighl deren elaion beween a advoic ound r inane in he ndo-rania languae Alhouh ndoranian inheried rom Io-Euroean a hre-wa diincin amonh imle a ene been mere Aori, and Pre hre ia nden rom h arlie riod or nw mound n o arisebae o he Pa Parii aiv eiall n he ere o heba o aiv onrucion li Sansri eem m ( b i dm hi (neuer) tm aid (a ariil aivenur)

, hi wa aid b him. The imran dieren i-i

Saoni or rih i ha n ndo-rania h a aiv aril analo rmed rm inani erb and ha acive eanin o horronin in aec (hou n in vie) o eem w aealo n Sankri mt ha died The em i il no ull inquilibrium bau in oder xpre Pre Ape in hi wa onu in h on ae ue an ai onruio (ih inranii vrbs),in h ohr a av onucin (wih raniiv rb) n h lamen o hi onion in ndrania hee ar o mnhae h on h pra o hi oiinall rihrai Perec,onun ha eome he bai a ene nrucin : inmo morn ndo-Ianin langua her n race o he ndEuroa imle a ene bu onl deendan originallrihri nrucin wi a Pariile The her han ish anai o e Sanri- ai eem ktm a n aie, e. wha wa originall he uje of a paive nucin is inreed a irec obje an aiv ncion, and he earlier aiagen einerreed ubj o an aive onucin Thi i

ri o h ind nsruion nwn he erie, in hich hemorhologial marking he ube o a rniie er diers rma o an inraniie eb, he lae being he sme a h dire ojeco raniive verb, nd wer moreoer he erb oen are ih hedire ob raher han wi h ube, Hindi r cl i hewoan ha one lirall woman (nminive) gone (eminn i,bu e e itb kh hi he b h wren a (lirall bo

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spt n tns

a b ma w mn . Th n hs ac h nl ssv csu b ls, hav h rhrc Pc Ps hr ubjc

n ma oje h cusav, rav cuc j h em dn Prn:z rf h wom wn rl woman ma wn,psr tb r xi h o u he oo rly boy m b cuav uh.

O auall wh culr ln bwnrc sc n s ou2 Th c re pasc s a, . a r a su sm c h d rm o h sv mlauas a ws av.3 Wn n c e dn ojc a lc, h reun ch uully rean n h objc hn n h , h nmy hs stryt ity Wh sv bs, r, h ms uual sa rum a acn w h h h mac bjc hac h xm ch h sa h cy. T rcass s cs ha m w rdcs cha sa hbjc an co Wh rsv vbs, h cha a aa n , v v rra : Joh hsv

n Hindi, enne The enin en here sed n the dscsn n Krywc

196 5689 lthh the reent dscssn ed t erihrsc

sn he ndEren t ice nd her derties,Kywc ne essenly the se henenn ih red t hendEren erect, tyclly cte th ntntie e sie with tnse e t n erier erd.

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faurs bo morpooical ad snacc, in formal xprssion ofascual oposios, ad scialy faurs a recur in anusa a no rlad o o or ad ar wid sparad ograpicall from on aor i wl also b our im o o a ose furs fascual morpolo wi idiidul lguas a sm o asom bar o smanc fucioig o aspcua ssems ofs uas.

rs major disio a can b mad i was o formll prssin scal oosiios in lauas i bwn moroocalsic) d scic lyic) mans Alou r ma bidii cass wr i is dicul o dcid wr a n formaois primril moroloical or scic, i as majori o cass disicion c b drawn d is orms usl rioi or ourclsicio A clr m of sic prssio o sc is i Prorssi Asc o orub, o is wori,lirll i wor' wr vrbl cosrcio is l a o ndrbial ras S imiarl, Prorss i Elis woud fll udris in, as i ri wi consrucion Copua rb +Prdic clr is rc rogri araras je er rier lirl am i ) rocss o workn . W sal

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Fol expesso o speu opposos

r rn o synaci xrssions of ascal oosiions lar in iscar

Amon auas a do a morooical mans of prssin

asca opposios, w my mk a disincion bw oslanas wr r s carly idniab marr o asc or oon mmbr of an spcal oposiio), fors of rb binorwis sam for bo ascs, and os lanas wr is sno so lr xmpls of formr y ar lanas wi iarib dicain sc, sch as ins he rorssi ndrsian m- Imprfci) rxaon as a markr f rfci Asc

in Slaonic an Balc lanas, and also i or is similrprocss, ho sliy lss sysmi, n a oc f pr isofn licly drmnd rfc f ssian tt rd' iso-t wras rfc of pst wri' is n-), dm aso odf mani of rb accordanc wi mnin of pr lswhr in draional moroloy n Slaoncnd, o lssr x, i Balic b o oran r also xiss dro procss of mrfsaion, wrby Imrfcirbs ca b drd by sao fro prd rfs cpso 5 . )

. Preng in Blto-Slonc, Geogn, nd HngrinIn w f mporc of Slanic asca sysm

i discssions o sc in rl lnisics, is rhaps wor

sndn som im n ookin morooy of is sysm, bos fons n modr anas spcialy ssin adisoraly. rom h wpin of h sis of aspc sys, daroi omprs ay b ad w Bal las,d oloa compriso may b ma wih rin.

T Sloc las, lk h oldr Indoroan lanasnraly, ad oriinay rfcvimrfc disincion in s Tns, i h Aorsmrfc oosiion, o s forms b os n h maory of odr Sla laas w xcpio o Blran, cdonia, and som forms of Srboroan n Sorba). Th crr dsincin w rfc mprfci, no rsricd o as Tns, s wr a Slaonic

r a fle cn, ee aeo 1962: 581 rcent re dcn ryth 72) wth eerece lle

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5 1 Mholog o aect

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priril b prxi, comol ori oprexes se r his purpose hve heir ori i preposiios orvrb s such r imilr orii o pricle inEnlis drk p cp drk) or he ermn prex in rkeri p p r n ) r he L pre con concere oplee p acre me ) lhog i hee nus ors o Sloni, hr is no se oppoio o Peive Ipereiv

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pereie eni w he stri pecl prs this e, h,we hve sicall sple unprexe r which re eur s spec,u b sril inerpr pereve whe e re n

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n dn ss, n, Pcpc ps r dpml r b c b p drv o Imprcv, o b pc n o rc, h la or ac w b s a acallyn-mp px

w l a r mo o w d aspclssms a a v l a o Sonc as w r prod.

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he dcn mn x and dvb k, ehaps wuld beme crec sa ha h real ps s beween preed Perfecve and nn xd Imcv ne wns ndca drcin mn hn n can us a cave adveb, huh bvusl ere ises n d s h vb rad has a lcve e

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uaes (ecen lans n he der Slavi anues rm OldChuch Savnc caqus n verbs fm nn-Savnc lauaes),n s hee n na an a frmn Imperfecvs fm prexed

o Goh r is in of u iuaion an n MonGmn o nsan is imply a ruar mrk fo pl wi n or mann of is on

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Foal psn o aspcal opposon

Prci ormion o Prci in Gorn i mir o o Blic n r no wy o ormin Imprfci romPrci, ou i is nry ru prxin impl r

mk i Prci. Gorn lon lirry rdiion din cko cnur, nd i i posil in Gorin o rc dlopmnimilr in mny wy o in Blo-Slonic u Wrr i ny dirc inunc o Sonic on Gorn n r rormin n opn quion r i lil dirc idnc onin o nyuc rlionhp In Od Gorin ml r could prxd, c rd r wr no ccly Prci In morlnu, mny lon ro oldr lrry nu il rin ilr ri, avs i conin' ( in o , a-ata ln' ga)- ou o', nd in ddiion crin inrnii r inpricur r o moion, do no cn pc wn prxd. For moriy o od rin r, owr, iion

prx m ruln r Prci nd in piculr mn run r uur Tn u no Prn Som prximpl cn pc o imp in ar wr' Iprci ) nd aab do, mk' Imprci ab) I mnyc, owr px cn no only c u o nin wi ar incri', aa coy, gao-r ucri, rom r wri', nd ab rpr' oab cur' ,gada-ab rm ' , rom ab do, m'. T quion hrorri: o do on u on o r i Impr, fornsnc Prn T nwr i on cnno r on o

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oky N (1971) ee e re re d ei reIn D b d L Jkobov ed a. Cbide bdgeveri e 183-21.

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Dl A 195) ie vvm sm v aoslv!i age SNDy D R (92) Stes n he lic vb asect time eeence n Ensh

Sd i Lg pae Lg, Uvy ea at a S (9) cel amma es ssa ate J Hk

eFeel, 1953) e ape bt d te ii e eiati

eeiv e epay leay a , 3626, (0) ama o asec ae n eaig i the Russin erb a

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R veb Slav a Eas Eoean Rew 0 (1 21 ) 9506Fdi, (19) O a tey ad H Inenaon ournal

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Gdeeeve ad dge G 1 895 ) ain gmmr id e ala

Giv, (92) ie ChBemb nd au grm tie n rcn igc eet 3

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Gd, W. W ( 9) A eek mar Ne ed d alaGebg, H (1966 aag vls, wh ec referc to eur herches.

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a, B (e Ba, B) (196) Die Aekt de de e e ee d dbve Mdellieg Zeh awik 7353

a, 196) ' eae de Aeteteieg i eRe Pble r ktueen Grm atk ud Semantik iig : alM Uiv 13350

al (19) evie ee 973 ) Zetcht f lawik 10-16

, B ad Sbe, (0) ' a Caakeeg de eai Re d e, Lisise Abesbechte 3-52Ha M (9) e vbal ye a a nc rcon o he

hilical ey 6290ai W. ( 96) h eesson o h v voc tuie n th d sian

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INDEX

aou a  e a aolccom pihmn nchivm n 4 Ak e Faadian 78.a kionar nAlann, IonAnen G e Gee nenaori(i)  e  pa, pr and

inivl anguagsArabi 9 I8n 7 - 81, 82 

mooog 95 98  I aspe denon o,   Iai 4 44  8 

Bai 88 89 9 3 94  e oLin Lihania

Baolavoni 8 88  92 94   Ba Savonc

Ba 28   CBeb, on,wahil

bac nn    Bb e ChiBblr 7 '  5  

ot m prt  · I 

ad II9 Pr 7 pam

Ci 9 9 ao nvalae

Chrmi on ChiBem 28 Chee (Mandarin) 59 8 94 0

2 28 - 2 I9 . 58 8I 

82 448  59 64  ona II II8 2 onx in o 2 45  9

8 8

oi s  e a  onintonnuou 2 5 4 8 Iumlaidiriuv 24nC 67 70, 07 8 

limaiv 2iribuiv 24 raiv 4 44 pam 48 Duh 99  iao 3 4 5 48

 e

En I  4 2 aial 25 7 ai 72,  oi orm 9. S Pr  2I am,  efe and i e rer S4 60 Prn iho pr m

rr 8 73 77 

Prorv IS 44 amProrv orm 9 87 9  or d II

2 ror Pr 6  Por ad 49nprop 4 6 pna l 42 te 8 am vral parl 8 93 94 

Eonian 8. IOve 0 47. 5 x rfct ee rfc xpriniaxpinial ere  e  pre xpr

enia

e 57   y 29 2 Finh 8 8 Ionfoma eeson -I 4 7I;

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