Simple and Progressive Forms of the Perfective Viewpoint in Spanish
The Preterit and the Preterit Progressive
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9862502 |
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| Authors | Ruth Westfall (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 874 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2133 • E-ISSN: 2153-6414 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/20062960 |
| OpenAlex | W2058872577 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Both the preterit (PRET) and the preterit progressive (PRET PROG) convey perfective aspect, yet they differ in meaning when combined with various types of situations and adverbials. The PRET PROG imposes an external bound on situations whereas the PRET focuses situation endpoints. The perfective aspect as conveyed by the PRET PROG expresses duration, which is irrelevant to the meaning of the PRET. The possible meanings of the PRET and the PRET PROG constitute what speakers know about these forms and determine their conventional uses. This article outlines the meanings of the PRET and PRET PROG with situation types and adverbials and discusses the conventions that govern their usage in light of their respective semantic properties
Linguistics · Simple (philosophy) · History · Mathematics · Philosophy · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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