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Verbal aspect in the Greek language has been a topic of significant debate in recent scholarship. The majority of scholars now believe that an understanding of verbal aspect is even more important than verb tense (past, present, etc.). Until now, however, there have been few accessible textbooks. In this book, Constantine Campbell investigates the function of verbal aspect within the New...

views the street parade from a helicopter, he sees the whole parade from a distance. He can describe the parade in a general way because he sees the whole thing rather than seeing its details up close. This viewpoint, from the helicopter, represents what we call perfective aspect. It is the view from the outside—the external viewpoint. If, however, that same reporter views the same street parade from the level of the street rather than from a helicopter, his view of the parade is quite different.
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