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Tense and Aspects in Discourse

✍ Scribed by Co Vet (editor); Carl Vetters (editor)


Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Leaves
304
Series
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]; 75
Category
Library

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✦ Table of Contents


Introduction
Temporal structure and discourse structure
Tense use and temporal orientation: The passΓ© simple and the imparfait of French
Future tense and discourse representation
On so-called β€œtense simplification” in English
Perfect and pluperfect in German
Preterit and perfect in Dutch
Perfect, Prospective and Perspectivity
The English progressive tenses and the layered representation of Functional Grammar
Free indirect speech in French
Aspect and the semantics of noun phrases
Tense and aspect in second language learning: The Dutch interlanguage of a native speaker of English
Index


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