Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction xiii
6. Chapter 1. Theoretical premises and background data 1
7. Chapter 2 . Common interpretations of ser and estar 11
8. Chapter 3. Other theoretical developments 33
9. Chapter 4. Critical assessment of a discourse-based interpretation 61
10. Chapter 5. Aspectual composition and ser and estar 91
11. Chapter 6. Aspectual distinction in Spanish copular predication 119
12. Chapter 7. Conclusions 163
13. References 183
14. Subject index 187