Poznámka k perifrastickému futuru u obouvidových sloves aneb Prezident bude abdikovat
A note on the periphrastic futurum of biaspectual verbs or Prezident bude abdikovat

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents a phenomenon (almost) thus far unnoticed, namely the use of a periphrasticfuturum for the purpose of expressing perfectivity in the future tense of the biaspectual verbs(bude vetovat, bude exkomunikovat, bude rezignovat). This is actually a competition betweenthe perfective present tense (prezident abdikujepf.) and the periphrastic futurum (prezidentbude abdikovat). One of the main aims of this text is to explain this phenomenon. The authorconcludes that: (1) the cause or trigger of the observed phenomenon is the homonymy of theperfective and imperfective present tense, respectively their ambiguity, which may interferewith the smooth course of communication, (2) the purpose is to clearly indicate that it refersto the action in the future, (3) the relatively unambiguous expression of perfectivity by theperiphrastic futurum is made possible by the lexical semantics of the respective verbs, their“non-durativity” or “short-term nature”. Other issues dealt with in this study are: (1) the possibleundesirable consequences of aspectual homonymy, (2) the ways and means of their elimination,and (3) the causes of the persistence of aspectual homonymy.

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