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Toward a Functional Definition of Markedness in Russian Aspect.
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Swan, Oscar – Russian Language Journal, 1979
It is argued that in Russian verbs the perfect aspect is marked and the imperfect unmarked is wrong. For certain lexical classes, the imperfective rather than the perfective is marked. A systematic interrelationship among aspect, tense, and type of action is developed. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Linguistic Theory, Russian, Sentence Structure
Some Remarks on the Modality of the Imperfective.
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Townsend, Charles E. – Russian Language Journal, 1979
Examples illustrate that there are possible independent meanings of the imperfective, possessing stronger modality than the perfective in the Russian verb system. This is examined in past tense, infinitive, and imperative structures. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Linguistic Theory, Russian, Semantics