On Tense, Viewpoint and Actionality in Vulgar and Literary Late Latin

Abstract

SummaryThe problem dealt with in this paper is the extent to which the changes in tense, viewpoint and actionality in Late Latin are reflected in different kinds of texts. The changes in the actional system lead to the introduction of new words, of which some are accepted in literary Late Latin and others are not, and to the use of old words in partly new functions in the literary texts. The use of