Description: 1. On the essence of aspect.- 2. Vendler's classification of situations, and the problem of its interpretation.- 3. Verkuyl's theory of compositional aspect.- 4. The article and the related markers of quantity in the expression of aspect in English.- 5. Extension in time of subjects and objects from a "common-sense" point of view.- 6. The mechanism for mapping the temporal values of subjects and objects.- 7. The interdependence between markers of boundedness in verbs and in nouns.- 8. The Progressive in English.- 9. Lexical meanings of verbs, and aspect in English.- 10. Meanings of nouns and noun phrases, and aspect in English.- 11. The impact of adverbials in the sentence, and aspect in English.- 12. On negativity and the explication of perfectivity.- 13. On aspectual classes in English.- 14. On 'knowledge of the world' in the explication of aspect in English.- Conclusion.- Appendix. The major characteristics of the Bulgarian tense-aspect system.- References.- Index of terms.- Index of authors.

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