This study presents a semantic framework for analysing all aspectualconstructions in terms of the event state distinction and describes thegrammatical expressio... » 

This study presents a semantic framework for analysing all aspectualconstructions in terms of the event state distinction and describes thegrammatical expression of aspectual meaning in terms of a theory of grammaticalconstructions. In this theory grammatical constructions like words areconventionalized formmeaning pairs which are best described not only withrespect to their intrinsic semantic values but also with respect to thefunctional oppositions in which they participate. «