On the aspect of the verb soustředit se. A contribution to the issue of linguistic correctness Cover Image

O vidu slovesa soustředit se. Příspěvek k otázce jazykové správnosti
On the aspect of the verb soustředit se. A contribution to the issue of linguistic correctness

Author(s): Luboš Veselý
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: linguistic correctness; prefixation; verb soustředit se; verbal aspect

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to the long-term problem of which aspectual value of the verb soustředit se (to concentrate) should be used. It explores the question of whether the present-day imperfective usage is a result of the speaker’s diminished ability to discern between the perfect and imperfect aspect, or whether it is an unsurprising consequence of the position of the verb in the system of prefixed verbs.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 134-141
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech