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Temporal and Aspectual System of English and Welsh

This paper explores the definition of time and temporal relations, the concept of aspect in contrast to Aktionsart, and the combination of temporal deictic categories. It presents the temporal stages of first, second, and third degree and discusses the various aspects and aktionsart in English and Welsh.

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Temporal and Aspectual System of English and Welsh

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  1. Temporal and Aspectual System of English and Welsh • Definition of Time/Temporal Relations Johannes Heinecke, Lannion, France • Definition of Aspect in contrast to Aktionsart • Temporal Deictic Categories Combined • Results Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  2.  past time future time  present time T T  T Temporal Stages of 1st Degree Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  3. T T T         R R R R T T T T       R R T T T T Temporal Stages of 2nd Degree T Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  4. T T RT           R R R R R R R R R R R T T T T T T      R R R R T T T  R T Temporal Stages of 3rd Degree, etc. T T ... da capo ad infinitum ad libitum Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  5. Aspect “Deictic” “related to the act of speaking” Aktionsart “Definatory” “not related to the act of speaking” atelic: “to hunt” telic: “to hunt down” imperfective (jagen gonić il chassait гнать pogonić il chassa/a chassé погнать erjagen) dogoniać il attrapait догонять dogonić il attrapa/a attrapé догнать perfective Legend: imperfective: red, perfective: blue atelic: italics, telic: roman Aspect vs. Aktionsart Polish French Russian Polish French Russian Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  6. – imperfective (A) perfective ( ) A Aspect: A Binary Category Situation viewpoint viewpoint viewpoint Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  7. + A + T T + A +  –   – – – A A A A T T T + A +    T T T Combining Time and Aspect I imperfective perfective A future time present time T past time Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  8. time of perspective future present past       + + + T T T T T T T T T T T T + + + –    – – – –   – – – – – A A A A A A A A A A T T T T T + + +      T T T T T Combining Time and Aspect II perfective imperfective A future time + A present time T T + A past time + A Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  9. perfective + + T T + +      –      A A A A A A A T T T T + +     T T T T  ~ A A Combining Time and Aspect III imperfective time of perspective A post. future future present past future time + A present time T + A T past time + A The symbol is replaced by in the written version of the paper Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  10. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + A + A + A T + A T T T T T + A T T                   A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A T T + A T T                                                 R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T + A + A + A Combining Time and Aspect IV Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  11. Results: Temporal Markers Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

  12. Results: Aspectual Markers English Welsh • temporal marking + bod yn + verbnoun • temporal marking + -ing imperfective • temporal marking + verbnoun • inflected full verb if the temporal marker is  an the temporal Stage of first degree is not present time • periphrases with gwneud or cael; in the case of past time also darfu i, in the case of future time also derfydd i • temporal marking + verbnoun • inflected full verb • periphrases with do perfective Johannes Heinecke: The temporal and aspectual system of English and Welsh

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