Introduction

Cambridge University Press eBooks, pp. 1–30

Abstract

The introduction discusses the relationship between grammatical tense and the conceptualisation of time. It then presents an overview of the argument of each of the book's chapters. A discussion follows of aspects of Mental Spaces Theory, with special attention paid to the concepts of the 'ground' and of 'representation'. Points of the Classical Greek tense and aspect system are discussed.

Authors 1

1. Arjan A. Nijk corresponding Aachen Rijksuniversiteit Leiden

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, The Netherlands