[B-Greek] Understanding Greek Verb Tense/Aspect
Barry W. Hickey
bhickey at mikrotec.com
Thu Apr 8 13:22:57 EDT 2004
Carl,
I appreciate the link to Rod Decker's expansion of Mounce's introduction on
verbs. I had to read it a couple of times, but found it very helpful.
In the past, I've read other introductory grammars that suggest the verb
form/tense carries both time of action and kind of action. If I'm
understanding Mounce and Decker correctly, that simply isn't true.
Thanks Again,
Barry W. Hickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu>
To: "Barry W. Hickey" <bhickey at mikrotec.com>
Cc: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Understanding Greek Verb Tense/Aspect
> At 9:52 AM -0400 4/8/04, Barry W. Hickey wrote:
> >Greetings.
> >
> >I'm slowly working my way through Mounce's BBG. After reading Chapter 15
> >(Introduction To Verbs) I'm not sure I correctly understand what Mounce
is
> >saying about tense, aspect, and the like. My initial understanding of
> >Greek verb tense is as follows:
> >
> >1) Tense does NOT convey when the action took/is taking place.
> >2) Tense only refers to the form of the verb.
> >3) Aspect is to be `discovered` based up on the form/tense of the verb.
> >4) Apect refers solely to the kind of action: perfective, imperfective,
or
> >stative.
> >
> >Am I correct in my understanding or have I missed the boat?
> >
> >Lastly, can anyone suggest some supplemental material to BBG with regards
> >to tense/aspect/aktionsart that a beginner would be able to comprehend?
>
> Let me anticipate Rod Decker's offering of his excellent expansion and
> revision of Mounce's chapter 15:
>
> http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/documents/MounceCh15rev.pdf
>
> I think you'll find it helpful.
> --
>
> Carl W. Conrad
> Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
> 1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
> cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
> WWW: http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/
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