Can Different Languages Be Analyzed Using The Same Model?

Spanish and Russian are relatively different languages, even if they historically share a common basis in the Indo-European family. The differences extend to the verbal system. Spanish has inherited a system that is relatively rich in forms from Latin. Russian, however, has a structure that is more similar to Classic Greek with a division based on the concept of aspect. Researchers have compared the way past time is expressed in Spanish and in Russian and arrives at a new analysis model that can also be applied to other languages.

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