Aspect: An Introduction to the Study of Verbal Aspect and Related Problems - Rilegato

Comrie, Bernard

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ISBN 10: 0521211093 ISBN 13: 9780521211093

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1976

Riassunto

An introduction to the general linguistic study of aspect. Topics covered include the relation of tense and aspect, the morphology and the semantics of aspect, and structuralist and philosophical approaches. Dr Comrie draws his examples particularly from English and the Slavonic and Romance languages, but also from Arabic, Chinese, Welsh, Greek and a variety of others. This is the first study of aspect, considered as a general linguistic phenomenon. It is intended for students of individual languages as well as for students of linguistics.

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Descrizione del libro:

An introduction to the general linguistic study of aspect. Topics covered include the relation of tense and aspect, the morphology and the semantics of aspect, and structuralist and philosophical approaches. The first study of aspect as a general linguistic phenomenon, it is intended for students of individual languages and linguistics.

Contenuti:

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Perfective and imperfective; 2. Aspect and inherent meaning; 3. Perfect; 4. Aspect and tense; 5. Formal expression of aspectual oppositions; 6. Markedness; Appendices; References; Index.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0521211093
• ISBN 13: 9780521211093
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 151