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 …… 5 Formal expression of aspectual oppositions 6 Markedness Appendix A Language guide Appendix B Recent approaches to aspect References Index