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Autore |
Declerck Renaat |
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Titolo |
The grammar of the English tense system [[electronic resource] ] : a comprehensive analysis / / by Renaat Declerck in cooperation with Susan Reed and Bert Cappelle |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-19493-3 |
9786612194931 |
3-11-019988-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (856 p.) |
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Collana |
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Topics in English linguistics ; ; 60.1 |
The grammar of the English verb phrase ; ; v. 1 |
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Classificazione |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ReedSusan <1949-> |
CappelleBert <1975-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Tense |
English language - Grammar |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [831]-832) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Table of contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Towards a theory of tense and time -- 3. The absolute use of the present tense -- 4. The absolute past tense -- 5. The absolute use of the present perfect -- 6. The present perfect vs the preterite in clauses without temporal adverbials -- 7. Absolute tense forms referring to the post-present -- 8. Temporal domains and relative tenses: theoretical foundations -- 9. Temporal subordination in the various time-zones -- 10. Two tense systems withpost-present reference -- 11. Tense choice determined by temporal focus -- 12. Preterite vs present perfect in clauseswith temporal adverbials -- 13. Adverbial when-clauses and the use of tenses -- 14. Adverbial before-clauses and after-clauses -- Backmatter |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Grammar of the English Tense System forms the first volume of a four-volume set, The Grammar of the English Verb Phrase. The other volumes, to appear over the next few years, will deal with mood and modality, aspect and voice. The book aims to provide a grammar of tense which can be used both as an advanced reference grammar (for |
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