Counterfactuality and Future Time Reference
... Counterfactuality and Future Time Reference: The Case of Paraguayan Guaranı́ –mo’ã ...
... Counterfactuality and Future Time Reference: The Case of Paraguayan Guaranı́ –mo’ã ...
Inter- and intrasentential anaphora: the case of the Ancient Greek
... provide the temporal context, just like in normal narrative sequences where each verb refers to an event which follows the previous one. Thus, in (3), each event, including that of the matrix verb, is understood as taking place (just) after the previously expressed event, due to the phenomenon of na ...
... provide the temporal context, just like in normal narrative sequences where each verb refers to an event which follows the previous one. Thus, in (3), each event, including that of the matrix verb, is understood as taking place (just) after the previously expressed event, due to the phenomenon of na ...
Function of the Imperfect Tense in Mark`s Gospel
... This function is not the exclusive (or even primary) domain of the imperfect since both aorist and present forms may be used for the same purpose.24 As to why the imperfect is so used, that is a more difficult question. There appears to be a general pattern when 3E4$ is involved, though with some ex ...
... This function is not the exclusive (or even primary) domain of the imperfect since both aorist and present forms may be used for the same purpose.24 As to why the imperfect is so used, that is a more difficult question. There appears to be a general pattern when 3E4$ is involved, though with some ex ...
Chapter 4: THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT
... Grammar,Third Edition, Chart 17-2. Example: Bob’s last name is Black. Since it’s a common name, he never has to spell it for people. My last name is Bryzewski. Since it’s an unusual name, I often have to spell it for people. • Try to keep the focus on the use of the present perfect with sentences co ...
... Grammar,Third Edition, Chart 17-2. Example: Bob’s last name is Black. Since it’s a common name, he never has to spell it for people. My last name is Bryzewski. Since it’s an unusual name, I often have to spell it for people. • Try to keep the focus on the use of the present perfect with sentences co ...
Grace Theological Journal 11.1 (1991) 71
... In the seven examples where an apodosis can be identified it stands after the protasis twice, before it five times. EXCEPTIVE CLAUSES Exceptive clauses are a form of conditional clause. They use the conditional conjunctions, particularly the combination ei] mh<, and involve a special kind of conditi ...
... In the seven examples where an apodosis can be identified it stands after the protasis twice, before it five times. EXCEPTIVE CLAUSES Exceptive clauses are a form of conditional clause. They use the conditional conjunctions, particularly the combination ei] mh<, and involve a special kind of conditi ...
On Nigerian Pidgin - Michigan State University
... 1980, Faraclas 1996) with a community of native speakers (Elugbe and Omamor 1991). The conditions under which NP has customarily been considered a native language seem to engender more questions than answers. Nonetheless, what cannot be disputed is the idea that NP is a bona fide Nigerian language ( ...
... 1980, Faraclas 1996) with a community of native speakers (Elugbe and Omamor 1991). The conditions under which NP has customarily been considered a native language seem to engender more questions than answers. Nonetheless, what cannot be disputed is the idea that NP is a bona fide Nigerian language ( ...
english tenses
... 50. The Use of the Present Indefinite Tense The Present Indefinite Tense has various uses. It is used to describe a habitual action. a. I write two letters every week. b. I am writing a letter now. Which sentence describes a habitual action? a. ...
... 50. The Use of the Present Indefinite Tense The Present Indefinite Tense has various uses. It is used to describe a habitual action. a. I write two letters every week. b. I am writing a letter now. Which sentence describes a habitual action? a. ...
journal of linguistics
... and 'progressive' labels are often confused with some kind of simple or progressive activity, a correlation which is usually difficult to define or demonstrate. And again, the concentration on 'historic present' has obscured the fact that there is a structurally comparable use that could equally wel ...
... and 'progressive' labels are often confused with some kind of simple or progressive activity, a correlation which is usually difficult to define or demonstrate. And again, the concentration on 'historic present' has obscured the fact that there is a structurally comparable use that could equally wel ...
Ch 10 - CSU, Chico
... When the main clause verb is in the future tense, the verb in the subordinate adverbial clause is in the simple present. I will be so happy, when I finally finish studying. When I finally finish studying, I will be so happy. Notice that in the examples, the verb in the main clause I will be so happy is ...
... When the main clause verb is in the future tense, the verb in the subordinate adverbial clause is in the simple present. I will be so happy, when I finally finish studying. When I finally finish studying, I will be so happy. Notice that in the examples, the verb in the main clause I will be so happy is ...
The Use of Frameworks in Teaching Tense
... Part 3: Knowing a tense: Form, Meaning & Use. ................................................................................... 13 Part 4: A framework for teaching Form. ................................................................................................. 15 A lesson on Form .......... ...
... Part 3: Knowing a tense: Form, Meaning & Use. ................................................................................... 13 Part 4: A framework for teaching Form. ................................................................................................. 15 A lesson on Form .......... ...
Suspension Across Domains - Jonathan Bobaljik
... Wurmbrand (to appear) adopts a cyclic spell-out model according to which completed cycles (phases) are subject to transfer followed by (LF and PF) Spell-Out of the complement of the phase head. Since, per common assumption, a spelled-out domain is inaccessible for further syntactic operations (such ...
... Wurmbrand (to appear) adopts a cyclic spell-out model according to which completed cycles (phases) are subject to transfer followed by (LF and PF) Spell-Out of the complement of the phase head. Since, per common assumption, a spelled-out domain is inaccessible for further syntactic operations (such ...
The Syntax of Temporal Interpretation in Embedded Clauses
... he was fired from his job. In both examples the subjunctive is used for events that are in the past and which are completed actions whose outcome is already known. There have also been attempts to explain the sequence of tense mismatch between the main and the embedded clause according to the seman ...
... he was fired from his job. In both examples the subjunctive is used for events that are in the past and which are completed actions whose outcome is already known. There have also been attempts to explain the sequence of tense mismatch between the main and the embedded clause according to the seman ...
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... he was fired from his job. In both examples the subjunctive is used for events that are in the past and which are completed actions whose outcome is already known. There have also been attempts to explain the sequence of tense mismatch between the main and the embedded clause according to the seman ...
... he was fired from his job. In both examples the subjunctive is used for events that are in the past and which are completed actions whose outcome is already known. There have also been attempts to explain the sequence of tense mismatch between the main and the embedded clause according to the seman ...
UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES ASPECT IN ENGLISH AND CZECH
... the way in which the verb action is regarded or experienced with respect to time." (Quirk, Greenbaum and others 1996, 188) Huddleston adds that the terminological distinction between tense and time has no well-established analogue in the domain of aspect and that the one term 'aspect' is widely used ...
... the way in which the verb action is regarded or experienced with respect to time." (Quirk, Greenbaum and others 1996, 188) Huddleston adds that the terminological distinction between tense and time has no well-established analogue in the domain of aspect and that the one term 'aspect' is widely used ...
Time and Tense in English - Association for Computational Linguistics
... to see if the verb is the word will. If it is, then move to the next verb and mark the event associated with this verb as a future event. Assert either the past, present or future rule depending on the tense associated with the "event" of the current verb. Now check to see ff the current verb is hav ...
... to see if the verb is the word will. If it is, then move to the next verb and mark the event associated with this verb as a future event. Assert either the past, present or future rule depending on the tense associated with the "event" of the current verb. Now check to see ff the current verb is hav ...
Verbal inflection and overflow auxiliaries
... DM terms. In other words, was is nothing more than the realization of past features in a position that does not contain a verb.1 Similar views of auxiliary BE have been previously developed by various authors, (Dik, 1983, 1987; Dechaine, 1993, 1995; Schütze, 2003; Cowper, 2010), but not extended be ...
... DM terms. In other words, was is nothing more than the realization of past features in a position that does not contain a verb.1 Similar views of auxiliary BE have been previously developed by various authors, (Dik, 1983, 1987; Dechaine, 1993, 1995; Schütze, 2003; Cowper, 2010), but not extended be ...
Use # 2: Adjective clauses: An adjective clause is a clause that
... The subjunctive, with a few exceptions is used in a subordinate clause. This means that it is used as a “secondary verb.” This secondary verb will be introduced by certain types of main clause or primary verbs. We have called this main verb v(erb) 1 in previous weeks and the subjunctive or secondary ...
... The subjunctive, with a few exceptions is used in a subordinate clause. This means that it is used as a “secondary verb.” This secondary verb will be introduced by certain types of main clause or primary verbs. We have called this main verb v(erb) 1 in previous weeks and the subjunctive or secondary ...
THE INTERPRETATION OF TENSE AND ASPECT IN ENGLISH
... The predicate precede(End, now) specifies that the ending time End of the cake-frosting event must precede now, the current time. In the course of validating this logical form, the variable End will be instantiated to a numerical value, and the atom now will be replaced by the value of the current t ...
... The predicate precede(End, now) specifies that the ending time End of the cake-frosting event must precede now, the current time. In the course of validating this logical form, the variable End will be instantiated to a numerical value, and the atom now will be replaced by the value of the current t ...
The 3 Independent Uses of the Subjunctive
... Id non fecerim [I would not do this] To express a possibility in past time, you must use the imperfect subjunctive Domum venirent [They might have come home] To negate a Potential subjunctive, the adverb NON must be used ...
... Id non fecerim [I would not do this] To express a possibility in past time, you must use the imperfect subjunctive Domum venirent [They might have come home] To negate a Potential subjunctive, the adverb NON must be used ...
1 The role of pragmatic and formal criteria in the categorization of
... formal features (± agreement, ± particle incorporation, word order, etc.) and for the occurrence of contextual criteria that have been demonstrated to contribute to disambiguating past participles in Dutch (± agent, ± duration adverb, etc.). Moreover, the disambiguation algorithm that has been devel ...
... formal features (± agreement, ± particle incorporation, word order, etc.) and for the occurrence of contextual criteria that have been demonstrated to contribute to disambiguating past participles in Dutch (± agent, ± duration adverb, etc.). Moreover, the disambiguation algorithm that has been devel ...
Translating English Perfect Tenses into Arabic
... The two translations of all the sentences are compared and analyzed in terms of syntactic and semantic features. A frequency count of the various translations of English perfect tenses and their percentages is performed to explain the ways in which these tenses are rendered into Arabic. Then, the co ...
... The two translations of all the sentences are compared and analyzed in terms of syntactic and semantic features. A frequency count of the various translations of English perfect tenses and their percentages is performed to explain the ways in which these tenses are rendered into Arabic. Then, the co ...
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... Impersonal expression (this is the “trigger”) +que + new subject + present subjunctive of the verb To use subjunctive with impersonal expressions, you need to have a different subject than what you started with! The formation of the present tense subjunctive will be easy for you because it is exactl ...
... Impersonal expression (this is the “trigger”) +que + new subject + present subjunctive of the verb To use subjunctive with impersonal expressions, you need to have a different subject than what you started with! The formation of the present tense subjunctive will be easy for you because it is exactl ...
Advisory Editors
... criticus. Yet the remarkable thing is the number of passages in which there is no serious doubt. Another complication we have to face is that most, if not all, of the discourses recorded in the New Testament are not given in their full and unabridged form, and précis does have a tendency to distort ...
... criticus. Yet the remarkable thing is the number of passages in which there is no serious doubt. Another complication we have to face is that most, if not all, of the discourses recorded in the New Testament are not given in their full and unabridged form, and précis does have a tendency to distort ...
University of Groningen Time reference decoupled from tense
... temporal relations by defining the boundaries (beginning, end point) of a situation, telling whether the event is completed or ongoing. It is the combination of tense, aspect, and context that specifies the time reference, as illustrated below. In Dutch, like in English, both simple verb forms (fini ...
... temporal relations by defining the boundaries (beginning, end point) of a situation, telling whether the event is completed or ongoing. It is the combination of tense, aspect, and context that specifies the time reference, as illustrated below. In Dutch, like in English, both simple verb forms (fini ...