Beyond aspectual semantics

Abstract

Abstract In this introductory chapter, we provide brief summaries of the different chapters and discuss the main objective of the volume, which is to explore the many ways in which linguistic and cognitive research can move beyond traditional semantic analyses of (grammatical) aspect. What unites most of the contributions is their focus on less typical contexts in which aspectual constructions are used non-temporally (e.g. for affective purposes, to mark the epistemic status of situations, or to shape narrative structures). Others explore aspectual systems in languages that are less well described and/or resort to multidisciplinary methodological approaches that are not canonically used in analyses of aspect. All contributions share the intuition that hitherto more peripheral facets of the study of aspect deserve to take centre stage in future research.

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