Imperfective Aspect (definition)
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Imperfective is a kind of aspect that is viewed as having internal structure rather than being viewed as a whole. In Gaelic and English the most common imperfective aspect is the progressive. Imperfective usually stands in opposition to the Aorist aspect.
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References
- Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
