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A Diachronic Hypothesis about Imperfective unnu in Malayalam [PDF]

, 2022
Across languages, the imperfective is associated with three distinct readings－“event in progress”, “habitual or generic” and “continuous” with stative predicates.
K.J, Gouthaman
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Spanish Imperfect revisited: Exploring L1 influence in the reassembly of imperfective features onto new L2 forms

, 2017
This study investigates the acquisition of the Spanish Imperfect by 60 English learners of Spanish at three different proficiency levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced).
L. Domínguez, María J. Arche, F. Myles
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Implications of the number semantics of NP objects for the interpretation of imperfective verbs in Polish

, 2021
Languages differ in the range of readings of imperfective aspect but its single ongoing and plural event readings are cross-linguistically licensed.
Joanna Błaszczak, Dorota Klimek-Jankowska   +1 more
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On multiple prefixation in Bulgarian

Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics, 2005
In this paper, I discuss instances of multiple prefixation in Bul- garian in the context of the aspectual properties of the Bulgarian verbal system. Up to seven prefixes can stack on a single verbal root in Bulgarian.
Vyara Istratkova
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Negative Imperfective Verb Form in Kanuri

Arbitrer, 2023
This paper examines Negative Imperfect Verb Form in Kanuri text within the framework of descriptive linguistics adopting the works of Cyffer (2009) model of approach in analyzing negation types in Kanuri. In conducting the research, both sources of data
Muhammad Hussaini Bulama, Kalli Hussaini
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Reduplication in Russian verbs and adjectives: motivating form with morphosyntactic constraints

Glossa, 2017
In this paper, I argue that the Russian verbal suffix -iva and the adjectival suffix -Vj(V) result from a unique morphological process. To this end, I point out that -iva and -Vj(V) are complex items where -i- and -j- (respectively) play an unclear role.
Guillaume Enguehard
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A Reconsidered Language Model Approach to the Problem of Verb Aspectual Pairs in the Russian Language

Journal of Language and Education
Background. The problem of verb aspectual pairs in Russian studies remains relevant and still causes discussion, despite the large number of studies conducted.
Valery Solovyev, Anna Ivleva
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Slavic Prefixes and Morphology : An Introduction to the Nordlyd volume

Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics, 2005
This is an introduction to a special volume of Nordlyd available at http://www.ub.uit.no/munin/nordlyd/. It outlines those aspects of Slavic verbal morphology which are of relevance to the papers in the volume, explaining various background assumptions ...
Peter Svenonius
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On imperfective suffixes in Russian

Russian Linguistics : International Journal for the Study of the Russian Language
This article is concerned with imperfective suffixes in Russian. It argues that there are at least three imperfective suffixes, the progressive morpheme, the iterative marker and the habitual suffix.
Petr Biskup
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On Typology of Polish and French Imperfective

, 2010
On Typology of Polish and French ImperfectiveThe aim of this paper is to present a typology of Polish imperfective past tense forms in the factual use for the purpose of creating a set of guidelines for their translation into French language.
Magdalena Karolak
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