@article{oai:kuis.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000371,
 author = {Tagawa, Kenjiro},
 journal = {言語科学研究 : 神田外語大学大学院紀要},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {P(論文), In the traditional version of English grammar that has been taught in Japan, non-finite verb forms are all treated under the same label, "jun-doshi, " or literally, "semi-verbs, " and accordingly the to-infinitive, which is non-finite by definition, is subsumed under a category along with the other non-finite verb forms. With this traditional perspective as a basis, I will present to-infinitive as an aspectual verb form on a par with progressive-ing, and perfective-en. I will first discuss the historical nature of the to-infinitive, referring to diachronic evidence borrowed from Curme (1976) and others. I will then show that the referential characteristics of the to-infinitive would be better explained as aspectual, quoting Lyons (1977) and Comrie (1976,1985) among others.},
 title = {Infinitival to as an Aspectual Affix},
 volume = {8},
 year = {2002}
}