Imperfective Aspect (definition)

Imperfective aspect is 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.

See Also

• Aspect (definition)
• Aorist Aspect (definition)
• Progressive Aspect (definition)

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperfective_aspect
• http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Aspect-(linguistics)

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.