I-XXII -- Introduction -- Part 1: Prolegomena -- 1. The linguistic structure of narrative transmission -- 2. Linguistics in narratology: A critical historical survey -- 3. The narrating stance as locutionary subjectivity -- Part 2: The temporal-perspectival organization of discourse -- 4. Tense -- 5. Aspect -- 6. Aktionsart -- 7. The effects of Aktionsart on narrative transmission. 7.1. Introduction -- 7. The effects of Aktionsart on narrative transmission. 7.2. -STAT eventuality descriptions -- 7. The effects of Aktionsart on narrative transmission. 7.3. +STAT eventuality descriptions -- 7. The effects of Aktionsart on narrative transmission. 7.4. World-knowledge based event semantics -- 7. The effects of Aktionsart on narrative transmission. 7.5. Concluding remarks -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Notes -- References -- Index of names -- Index of subjects