This synchronic study presents a new onomasiological, frame-theoretical model for the classification and interpretation of aspectual characteristics of facts. Differently from traditional approaches, that differentiate between the grammatical and lexical aspect of the verb and analyze the grammatical aspect by looking at only one language and by raising semasiological questions, this study understands aspectualityto bea content category that comprises the lexical aspect and asserts itself across the languages Main description: Im Zentrum dieser synchronen romanistischen Untersuchung steht die Darstellung eines neuen onomasiologischen und frame-theoretisch basierten Modells zur Klassifizierung und Interpretation aspektualer Merkmale von Sachverhalten. In Abgrenzung von einer traditionellen Herangehensweise, die den Verbalaspekt meist einzelsprachlich-semasiologisch untersucht und der Aktionsart gegenüberstellt, steht Aspektualität hier als übereinzelsprachliche, diese umfassende Inhaltskategorie. Main description: This synchronic study presents a new onomasiological, frame-theoretical model for the classification and interpretation of aspectual characteristics of facts. Differently from traditional approaches, that differentiate between the grammatical and lexical aspect of the verb and analyze the grammatical aspect by looking at only one language and by raising semasiological questions, this study understands aspectualityto bea content category that comprises the lexical aspect and asserts itself across the languages. Biographical note: Sarah Dessì Schmid, Universität Stuttgart.