Difference between revisions of "Aspect"
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Revision as of 04:23, 21 November 2013
To see a definition of the terms used here see Aspect (definition)
Aspect in Scottish Gaelic
Aspect takes two forms in Scottish Gaelic: (1) Grammatical or Viewpoint aspect and (2) Lexical aspect or Aktionsart. Viewpoint aspect gives a picture of the flow or architecture of the time of the situation expressed by the proposition. Aktionsart is inherent to verbs or verb phrases and describes the inherent structure of the eventuality of the proposition in terms of endpoints (telicity) and duration (punctualness/durativity), etc.
Progressive aspect
Bha Iain ag ithe an arain. be.pst John prog eat.vn the bread.gen 'John was eating the bread/John was at the eating of the bread.'
Perfective aspect
Bha Iain air an t-aran ithe. be.pst John perf the bread.dat eat.vn 'John has eaten the bread.'
