Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. List of abbreviations xiii
5. Figures and tables xv
6. Chapter 1: Introduction 1
7. Part I. A descriptive overview of Burmese
8. Chapter 2: The structure of Burmese independent clauses 11
9. Chapter 3: Verbal operators 41
10. Part II. Aspect in Burmese
11. Chapter 4: The post-VN operator ne 'CONTINUOUS' (CONT) 87
12. Chapter 5: The directional post-VN operators la 'COME' and thwà 'GO' 129
13. Chapter 6: The post-VN operator thà 'RESULTATIVE' (RES) 177
14. Chapter 7: The post-VN operator pì 'PERFECTIVE' (PFV) 209
15. Chapter 8: The sentential post-VN operator pi 'CURRENTLY RELEVANT STATE' (CRS) 229
16. Chapter 9: Conclusion 257
17. References 259
18. Appendix. Little frog, where are you? 267
19. Index 283