[B-Greek] Imperfect and Aorist Tense-Aspects
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 14 13:06:15 EDT 2006
On Sep 14, 2006, at 4:23 AM, Randall Buth wrote:
> Randall (me) argues that HLQEN refers backwards in time which results
> in an understanding that the author has taken a vantage point (deictic
> centre) in the future and is looking back in time to the 'coming'.
After following this discussion for some time perhaps I am beginning
to understand the different frameworks. If the vantage point (deictic
centre) is portable, subject to relocation, then what would we say
about the so called historical present? Is this a case where the
present indicitive retains the semantic feature +present but the
vantage point of the speaker is relocated?
For what its worth, G.L.Cooper (Attic Syntax, 1.53.6.B) gives two
examples of the aorist indicative with future reference from
Euripides. Cooper states that this is quite rare and observes that
both of these examples are conditionals.
E.Alc
386 APWLOMHN AR, EI ME DH LEIYEIS, GUNAI.
E.Med
78 APWLOMESQ' AR, EI KAKON PROSOISOMEN
79 NEON PALAIWI, PRIN TOD' EXHNTLHKENAI.
Elizabeth Kline
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