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120 Chapter 4. An analysis of aoristic and imperfective aspectreinterpretation that shortens the time associated with the predicate with theaorist (the ingressive interpretation). This follows directly from the semanticsof the aorist and imperfective: the imperfective states that the topic time is includedin the eventuality time, so the eventuality time should be long enough;the aorist states that the eventuality time is included in the topic time, so theeventuality time should be short enough. It should be clear by now that myaccount has multiple advantages over the mentioned accounts. The one thingI have not yet exploited are the opportunities of dynamic semantics. This isleft for chapter 6.In this chapter, I have shown how the proposed ambiguity-free semanticsfor imperfective and aoristic aspect accounts for the processual and habitualinterpretation of the former and the completive, ingressive, and complexiveinterpretation of the latter. In the next chapter I will demonstrate that it alsoexplains the so-called tragic interpretation of the aorist.
Chapter 5Aspect and performativity: thetragic aorist5.1 IntroductionIn this chapter I will show that the semantics of aoristic aspect proposedin chapter 4 also explains the so-called tragic use of the aorist (see section2.4.3). Let me first recapitulate what this interpretation is. It is the use of aform for past tense and aoristic aspect to refer to present eventualities foundwith a restricted class of verbs (verbs of judgement, emotion, saying, ordering,advising) and in the first person only. Examples are (145) and (146):(145) Or. ρ ν τραννον διολέσαι δυναίµεθ νˇIph. δεινν τδ επα̋, ξενοφονεν πήλυδα̋.Or. λλ ε σε σώσει κµέ, κινδυνευτέον.Iph. οκouknotνanprtδυναίµηνdunaimēncan.ipfv.opt.1sgτtothe.accδdeprtπρθυµονprothumoneagerness.acc ν ε σ α.ēinesaapprove.PST.AOR.1sgOr. “Could we murder the king?”Iph. “A fearful suggestion, for foreigners to kill their host!”Or. “But we must dare it, if it brings our safety.”Iph. “I could not; yet I approve your eagerness.” E. I.T. 1020-23(146) Or. µοσον (ε δ µή, κτεν σε) µ λέγειν µν χάριν.
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