Functional-Semantic Analysis of Achievement Verbs as Part of the Progressive Periphrasis “Estar + Gerund” in Modern Peninsular Spanish
The current article focuses on the progressive aspect and, in particular, the gerundial periphrasis “estar + gerund” as its formal expression in the Spanish language. The progressive is often considered to be a subtype of the imperfective aspect. Consequently, according to numerous studies, the periphrasis “estar + ger...