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Re: Aspect revisited

From:charles <catty@...>
Date:Sunday, November 15, 1998, 19:42
Nik Taylor wrote:
> > Okay, as I understand it, inceptive refers to begining, yes? E.g., "he > began to run". What is the opposite of this called? That is, "he > stopped running".
I don't know, but I have been finding this (etc) useful: http://www.darmstadt.gmd.de/publish/komet/gen-um/node144.html It is based on an analysis of English, Dutch, and Italian, and very reminiscent (in parts) of NGL vector tense.