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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 Aspect (definition)|progressive]]. Imperfective usually stands in opposition to the Aorist aspect.  
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Aspect (definition)]]
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*[[Aorist Aspect (definition)]]
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*[[Progressive Aspect (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperfective_aspect
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
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*Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press.  
 
 
Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.
 
  
 
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[[Category: Technical Definitions]]

Latest revision as of 00:04, 9 June 2012

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.

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

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.