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... past tense is mostly signalled by an adverb or modifying phrase denoting anterior time . If the action in the past is related to an utterance in the present , the tense used is the perfect , which is regarded as present in function ...
... past tense is mostly signalled by an adverb or modifying phrase denoting anterior time . If the action in the past is related to an utterance in the present , the tense used is the perfect , which is regarded as present in function ...
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... past tense . But this refinement was not perceived by Tudor writers , because the functions of the perfect and past tenses had not yet been clearly distinguished . ( b ) Characteristic exchange of past and perfect tenses ... EMIH IV ...
... past tense . But this refinement was not perceived by Tudor writers , because the functions of the perfect and past tenses had not yet been clearly distinguished . ( b ) Characteristic exchange of past and perfect tenses ... EMIH IV ...
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... Past for perfect tense , 121 Past for pluperfect tense , 122 Pastiche , 213 Paston Letters , 17 , 34 , 50 , 78 , 80 Past tense ( preterite ) , 176 , 188 Patterning of syntax , 55 , 65 , 194â5 , 207 , 224 Pause , 70 , 223 Pecock , Bishop ...
... Past for perfect tense , 121 Past for pluperfect tense , 122 Pastiche , 213 Paston Letters , 17 , 34 , 50 , 78 , 80 Past tense ( preterite ) , 176 , 188 Patterning of syntax , 55 , 65 , 194â5 , 207 , 224 Pause , 70 , 223 Pecock , Bishop ...
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Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
Social Strata and Levels of Communication | 21 |
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