Stative Aspect (definition)

The stative aspect is used to refer to a state which persists or expresses a state of affairs rather than an action.

See Also

• Aspect
• Aspect (definition)

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stative_verb

References

• Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
• Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.