Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface and acknowledgements ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. List of figures and tables xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Imperfectivity and the English Progressive 29
8. Perfectivity in English 89
9. Proximative aspect 139
10. Aspectual collocations and nascent modality 209
11. Generic aspect in the emergence of future will 241
12. Concluding thoughts 287
13. References 299
14. Name Index 317
15. Subject index 321