@article {9436, title = {The changing relationship of tense and aspect in Greek}, journal = {Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung/Typology and Universals}, volume = {61}, year = {2008}, pages = {5-18}, abstract = {

Greek has always been assumed to possess a verbal system organized on the basis of aspect, with tense playing only a secondary part, and to have retained this state of affairs throughout its history. This article claims that it has changed substantially, moving from the expression of oppositions of Aktionsart (states {\textendash} telic activities {\textendash} atelic activities) to the expression of oppositions of grammatical aspect (perfective {\textendash} imperfective) and tense (past {\textendash} non past and later past {\textendash} present {\textendash} future). The current system is claimed to display an almost perfect balance between tense and aspect.

Keywords:\ tense;\ aspect;\ verbal system;\ Aktionsart;\ perfectivity

}, url = {https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/stuf.2008.61.issue-1/stuf.2008.0003/stuf.2008.0003.xml?format=INT}, author = {Amalia Moser} }