Advances in the Study of Greek

Table of contents :
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Figures xi
Series Editor Preface xiii
Author's Preface xv
List of Abbreviations xvii
Introduction 1
1. The problem of verbal aspect 1
2. Where are we? 2
3. Discourse analysis and Greek narrative 3
4. The search for an aspectual model of the Greek verbal system 5
5. Implications 5
Chapter One: Methodological Issues 7
1. Introduction 7
2. Terminology 8
3. Linguistic assumptions 16
4. Pragmatics and semantics 24
5. Determining aspect 28
6. Limitation of sources 30
7. Conclusion 33
Chapter Two: The Present Tense-form 35
1. Introduction 35. 2. Aspectual value 353. Present usage and function 37
4. Remoteness and proximity 48
5. The historical present 57
6. Conclusion 76
Chapter Three: The Imperfect Tense-form 77
1. Introduction 77
2. Aspectual value 77
3. Imperfect usage and function 79
4. Imperfectivity and remoteness 84
5. Conclusion 101
Chapter Four: The Aorist Tense-form 103
1. Introduction 103
2. Perfective aspect 103
3. Aorist usage and function 108
4. Perfectivity and remoteness 115
5. Conclusion 125
Chapter Five: The Future Tense-form 127
1. Introduction 127
2. Future usage and function 127. 3. Aspectual value 1344. Future temporal reference 151
5. Discourse analysis 158
6. Conclusion 159
Chapter Six: The Perfect Tense-form 161
1. Introduction 161
2. Traditional approaches 162
3. Stative aspect 166
4. Perfect usage and function 175
5. Aspectual value 184
6. Heightened proximity 195
7. Conclusion 210
Chapter Seven: The Pluperfect Tense-form 213
1. Introduction 213
2. Pluperfect usage and function 213
3. Aspectual value 224
4. Heightened remoteness 229
5. Planes of discourse 233
6. Conclusion 237
Conclusions and Implications 239
1. Introduction 239. 2. Discourse analysis and recursive methodology 2393. Discourse analysis and Greek narrative 241
4. An aspectual model of the Greek verbal system 241
5. Narrative structure and the indicative mood 244
6. Exegetical implications 247
7. Conclusion 247
Bibliography 249
Author Index 269
Reference Index 275
Subject Index 281.

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