The English Perfect: Tense-choice and Pragmatic InferencesNorth-Holland Publishing Company : sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier North-Holland, 1978 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 279 pages |
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action actually adverbs already ambiguity analysis appears apply argued argument aspect Assyria auxiliary called chapter choice claim clause completion consider containing context continuous contrast course definite discussed distinction earlier elements embedded English entirely event examples existence expressions extended fact forms function future given gone grammar happened identified indefinite indicate interpretation iterative John language later least linguistic lived marked McCawley meaning never normally noted object observes occur once opposition particular past past perfect past tense period phrase possible present perfect preterit principle prior problem provides question reading reason recently reference relation relationship relevance represent requires respect result rule seems seen semantic sense sentence separate similar simple simultaneous speaker speaking specific stative structure suggests temporal tense theory thing turn types underlying various verb yesterday