02867oam 2200661I 450 991095483000332120190826145055.09786613356741978128335674912833567409789004216143900421614610.1163/9789004216143(CKB)2550000000074853(EBL)1010570(OCoLC)777548541(SSID)ssj0000555279(PQKBManifestationID)11343696(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000555279(PQKBWorkID)10533525(PQKB)11713715(MiAaPQ)EBC1010570(nllekb)BRILL9789004216143(Au-PeEL)EBL1010570(CaPaEBR)ebr10518127(CaONFJC)MIL335674(PPN)174543603(EXLCZ)99255000000007485320110824d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe past tenses of the Mongolian verb meaning and use /by Robert I. Binnick1st ed.Leiden ;Boston :Brill,2012.1 online resource (258 p.)Empirical approaches to linguistic theory ;1Description based upon print version of record.9789004214293 9004214291 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- I. The Problem of the Mongolian Past Tenses -- II. Use and Interpretation of the Past Tenses in the Spoken Language -- III. Use and Interpretation of the Past Tenses in the Written Language -- IV. The Discourse Functions of the Tenses -- Remarks in Lieu of a Conclusion -- Appendix -- List of Works Cited -- Index.In the Modern Mongolian language there are four verb forms which have traditionally been labelled as past tense markers, differing primarily in aspect. In the last two decades scholars have suspected that the past tenses endings may actually differ by marking evidentiality and inferentiality. The present study not only confirms this, but, using 350 glossed and analyzed examples drawn from a variety of sources, shows distinctions of degrees of remoteness as well, and details significant differences between the spoken and written languages.Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory1.Mongolian languageVerbGrammar, Comparative and generalTenseMongolian languageVerb.Grammar, Comparative and generalTense.494/.2356Binnick Robert I1786412NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910954830003321The past tenses of the Mongolian verb4318034UNINA