1 Markedness and meaning

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Introduction 1
3. Part I The concepts of TENSE, ASPECT, and MOOD (ΤΑΜ)
4. 1 Markedness and meaning 17
5. 2 Events and presentation of events in language 25
6. 3 Some possible conceptualisations of events 26
7. 4 Prototypes of ASPECT and FRAMING 105
8. 5 Convergence: pragmatic functions of ΤΑΜ concepts 164
9. 6 Interrelation and interaction: towards a delimitation of ΤΑΜ concepts 174
10. Part II The Tibetan system of RELATIVE TENSE and aspectual values
11. 1 General features of Tibetan languages 215
12. 2 The Tibetan “verb” 250
13. 3 Old and Classical Tibetan 305
14. 4 Modern Tibetan – “Lhasa” dialect 469
15. 5 East Tibetan: Amdo and Kham 526
16. Part III West Tibetan (Ladakhi, Purik, Balti)
17. 1 General features 595
18. 2 The verb 619
19. 3 The main temporal constructions 672
20. 4 Narrative and other conventions 797
21. 5 Conclusion: the set of oppositions in West Tibetan 834
22. Part IV A comparative view
23. 1 Some suggestions concerning the development of the verb stems 847
24. 2 The development of the Modern Tibetan languages 876
25. 3 Final conclusion 945
26. Authors’ index (thematic) 955
27. References 961