Binary Tense (Lecture Notes) - Softcover

Verkuyl, HJ

 
9781575865645: Binary Tense (Lecture Notes)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1575865645 ISBN 13: 9781575865645
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 2008

Synopsis

Despite shortcomings in Reichenbach's model of tense, it has been the standard introduction for most linguists working on English, German, and Dutch since 1947. "Binary Tense" surpasses that model by reviving ideas that preceded it by almost a century. Instead of the 3X3 matrix used in the standard model, Henk J. Verkuyl presents a 2X2X2 approach that can be applied to a wider variety of languages, including Chinese, Georgian, and Spanish. This binary approach sheds light on the difference between perfect and perfective, the matching of tenses in complex sentences, and many other aspects of linguistics.

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About the Author

Henk J. Verkuyl is professor emeritus of linguistics at Utrecht University.

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Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Information
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1575865645
ISBN 13 
9781575865645
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
302

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