PERFECTIVE AND IMPERFECTIVE ASPECT IN ENGLISH AND ROMANIAN – A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS Cover Image

ASPECTUL VERBAL PERFECTIV ŞI IMPERFECTIV ÎN LIMBA ENGLEZĂ ŞI ÎN LIMBA ROMÂNĂ – ANALIZĂ CONTRASTIVĂ
PERFECTIVE AND IMPERFECTIVE ASPECT IN ENGLISH AND ROMANIAN – A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS

Author(s): Mihaela Iorga Lazović
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Fondul Europa
Keywords: verbal aspect; perfectivity; imperfectivity; adverbials

Summary/Abstract: This paper represents a contrastive analysis of the perfective and imperfective aspectual opposition in English and Romanian language. The paper also represents a unique contribution to the Romanian aspectology since verbal aspect has not been studied and analyzed in this manner before. Oppose to the traditional linguistic theories which imply that verbal aspect does not exist as an individual verbal category in Romanian language, this paper offers proof that aspect does exist as a separate verbal category in Romanian as well and offers examples to support this claim.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 66-69
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Romanian