Cross-linguistic Semantics of Tense, Aspect, and Modality

Abstract

1. Preface 2. The semantics of tense, aspect and modality in the languages of the world (by Hogeweg, Lotte) 3. Incompatible categories: Resolving the present perfective paradox (by Malchukov, Andrej) 4. The perfective/imperfective distinction: Coercion or aspectual operators? (by Bary, Corien) 5. Lexical and compositional factors in the aspectual system of Adyghe (by Arkadiev, Peter M.) 6. Event structure of non-culminating accomplishments (by Tatevosov, Sergei) 7. The grammaticalised use of the Burmese verbs la 'come' and thwa 'go' (by Romeo, Nicoletta) 8. Irrealis in Yurakare and other languages: On the cross-linguistic consistency of an elusive category (by Gijn, Rik van) 9. On the selection of mood in complement clauses (by Marques, Rui) 10. 'Out of control' marking as circumstantial modality in St'at'imcets (by Davis, Henry) 11. Modal geometry: Remarks on the structure of a modal map (by Schepper, Kees de) 12. Acquisitive modals (by Auwera, Johan van der) 13. Conflicting constraints on the interpretation of modal auxiliaries (by Foolen, Ad) 14. Modality and context dependence (by Nauze, Fabrice) 15. Verbal semantic shifts under negation, intensionality, and imperfectivity: Russian genitive objects (by Partee, Barbara H.) 16. The Estonian partitive evidential: Some notes on the semantic parallels between aspect and evidential categories (by Tamm, Anne) 17. Index