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Verbal Events

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: Verbal Events
• Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 01:36:12 EST

I just discovered another source of confusion for Aspect lovers.  MO himself
calls actions Events.

4.2.7.  Type 7:  Aspect

Klingon does not express tenses (past, present, future).  These ideas come
across from context or other words in the sentence (such as wa'leS tomorrow ).
The language does, however, indicate aspect:  whether an action is completed
or not yet completed, and whether an action is a single EVENT or a continuing
one.

TKD p40.  Emphasis added but quote is verbatim.

peHruS

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