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Re: TYPOLOGY: (conlangs and natlangs): "Tense-Prominent" vs "Aspect-Prominent"

From:caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...>
Date:Wednesday, August 16, 2006, 11:55
>Eldin Raigmore <eldin_raigmore@...> wrote:
>How about your conlangs? Would you say they are: >2. Very Aspect-Prominent but not very Tense-Prominent?
I forgot to mention that the Senjecan verb is marked for aspect. The imperfective is unmarked and for the perfective the initial consonant is duplicated or the initial vowel is lengthened. If the initial vowel is already long, nothing else is done. Charlie