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Aspectual interactions
nFunctions
nForegrounding, narration:
perfective
nBackgrounding, contextual:
imperfective
nAmbiguities
nJohn had eaten the popcorn by
1:00.
(event frame punctuality, reference time punctuality)
(event frame punctuality, reference time punctuality)
nThe dog just ran away.
(proximal preterite, modal)
(proximal preterite, modal)