Re: Tense and aspect

Nobody has mentioned my favorite Internet resource yet - it's a little
cryptic and low on explanation but fun to explore.  The SIL's _Glossary
of Linguistic Terms_:

http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/

Their list of aspects is at:
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAspect.htm

In this case, it's not nearly as complete as what one poster copied
from Describing Morphosyntax.  In some other categories, though, like
mood (another verb thing) it's a little more comprehensive.

Amanda

On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 08:59:15PM -0400, Estel Telcontar wrote:
> I think I need to learn more about tense and aspect (especially aspect)
> for the verbal systems of some of my conlangs (especially an all-verb
> language I'm working on... a project that bears an uncanny resemblance
> to one or two others mentioned around here recently, but is totally
> independent).
>
> Can anyone suggest a good resource?  Most of what I found on the
> internet was either technical notes about particular syntactic issues
> in particular languages, or very basic definitions, or discussions of
> the English system for second-language learners.  None of these gives
> me a sense of what the possibilities are.
>
> Estel
>
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