Duration in English : A Basic Choice, Illustrated in Comparison with Dutch


Lia. Korrel
Bok Engelsk 1991 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Berlin/Boston : : De Gruyter, , 1991.
Omfang
1 online resource (156 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The systems of mood and aspect: Form and meaning; 1. Time as represented in the present perfect/voltooid tegenwoordige tijd; 2. Mood; 3. Aspect; 2. The first difference: Expressing "duration so far"; 3. The second difference: The Transpast Transcendent and the expression of past time; 1. The Transpast Transcendent: an event; 1.1. Other grammarians on the Transpast Transcendent; 2. Interceptive possibilities of the Transpast Transcendent; 3. The second major difference between English and Dutch; 4. The Transpast Transcendent in English + "past time" adverbs. - 4. A glance at two other Germanic languages4.1. German; 4.2. Swedish; 5. A final remark; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - 5. A basic difference between the Transpast Transcendent and the Past Immanent in Dutch4. The third difference: The elusiveness of present relevance; 1. The nature of present relevance; 1.1. Inferences; 1.2. Experience; 1.3. Primary versus secondary effects; 1.4. Conditioning effect of a deceased subject; 1.5. Persistence of the effect; 2. Applying the explanation to the translation of Dutch examples; Conclusion; 1. Summary; 2. Problem cases; 2.1. Events just over; 2.2. The verb forms after enumerative clauses; 2.3. Coming back to Chapter 2; 3. A general problem
Emner
Sjanger
Dewey
425
ISBN
3110129213

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