Difference between revisions of "Aorist Aspect (definition)"

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Aorist aspect is used to characterize the past tense form of a verb, without expressing the completion or length of the action.
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Aorist aspect is used to characterize an action, without specifying the duration, completion or time of the event.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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==External Links==
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aorist
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
Crystal,David (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publinshing Ltd.
 
Crystal,David (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publinshing Ltd.
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[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Aspect]]
 
[[Category: Aspect]]
 
[[Category: Semantics]]
 
[[Category: Semantics]]
 
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[[Category: Morphology]]

Revision as of 17:33, 13 November 2009

Aorist aspect is used to characterize an action, without specifying the duration, completion or time of the event.

See Also

Aspect (definition)

External Links

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

References

Crystal,David (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publinshing Ltd.