On the Temporal and Aspectual Value of Modern Eastern Armenian Aorist: A Comparative Perspective

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https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2014.10.1-2.151

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perfectivity, temporal anchoring, aorist, future, Modern Eastern Armenian

Abstract

In this research we study some syntactic and semantic properties of the Modern Eastern Armenian aorist by comparing it to similar verbal forms in English and Italian. We argue that the temporal interpretation of the aorist is not a primitive property, but derives from its main aspectual characteristic, i.e. perfectivity. This hypothesis is further supported by the analysis of the futural value expressed in certain contexts by means of the first person aorist form.

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2014-10-15

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Giorgi, A., & Haroutyunian, S. (2014). On the Temporal and Aspectual Value of Modern Eastern Armenian Aorist: A Comparative Perspective. Armenian Folia Anglistika, 10(1-2 (12), 151–170. https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2014.10.1-2.151

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Vol. 10 No. 1-2 (12) (2014)

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Armenological Studies

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