Wallace_Tense: Introduction

Question 1

In what way is time a part of participles?

Answer 1

1. typically as relative time to that of the main verb (especially with adverbial participles)

Question 2

What are the three nuances of time with participles as it relates to the main verb?

Answer 2

1. antecedent (past)
2. contemporaneous (present)
3. subsequent (future)

Question 3

What are the examples where time is other than what would be expected in the indicative?

Answer 3

1. historical present
2. futuristic present
3. proleptic aorist
4. epistolary aorist

Question 4

What are the examples where time is broader than what would be expected in the indicative?

Answer 4

1. gnomic present
2. extension-from-past present
3. gnomic aorist
4. gnomic future

Question 5

What is the definition of aspect?

Answer 5

1. in general the portrayal of the action or state

2. as to its progress, results, or simple occurrence

Question 6

What is the distinction between aspect and aktionsart?

Answer 6

1. aspect is the unaffected meaning (ontological)

2. aktionsart is the meaning affected by all the features of language (phenomenological)

Question 7

According to Wallace (using his terminology) what three aspects are there in Greek? And what ones relate to the categories I know?

Answer 7

1. internal (imperfective)
2. external (perfective)
3. perfective-stative (combinative)