Chapter OneIntroduction Chapter TwoTheories of Aspect Chapter ThreeAspectual Marking in English and Chinese Chapter FourPrevious Studies on the Comprehension of Aspect Chapter FiveMethodology Chapter SixComprehension of the Tense and Aspect of Stative Verbs Chapter SevenComprehension of the Tense and Aspect of Telic Verbs Chapter EightComprehension of the Semantic Feature of Telicity/Atelicity Chapter NineConclusion References Appendix ASentence Interpretation Test Appendix BSentence Preference Test