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Routledge
440 Pages
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Routledge
440 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1991, this book looks at tense in English, one of the most controversial areas of grammar. Prior to the book’s original publication, the problems and interest in the subject led to an impressive number of books and articles. Yet, despite the amount of work produced, nothing approaching a consensus had emerged, merely a series of conflicting theories and analyses. Here, Renaat... Read more
Preface
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Tense in discourse 1: general principles
3. Tense in discourse 2: restrictions and possibilities
4. Tense in discourse 3: two test cases
5. The structure of tense 1: previous analyses
6. The structure of tense 2: general principles
7. The structure of tense 3: analysing the tense
8. Conclusion
Biography
Renaat Declerck
