Formal and Functional Perspectives on Tense and Related Categories

Christian Heyde Petersen

ISBN 10: 3039103679 / ISBN 13: 9783039103676

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2004, 2004

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Neuware -This book explores the gap that has developed between two sides in linguistics: the formal tradition and the functional tradition. It discusses fundamental issues such as tense, aspect and action by examining and comparing insights from the two traditions with a view to determining whether there are any possibilities of future bridge-building between the two approaches.This study focuses on comparing the actual output of different linguistic approaches and examines their ¿usefulness¿. A major aim is, therefore, to evaluate and identify the most useful approach. 234 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Formal and Functional Perspectives on Tense and Related Categories
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2004
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3039103679
• ISBN 13: 9783039103676
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

This book explores the gap that has developed between two sides in linguistics: the formal tradition and the functional tradition. It discusses fundamental issues such as tense, aspect and action by examining and comparing insights from the two traditions with a view to determining whether there are any possibilities of future bridge-building between the two approaches.
This study focuses on comparing the actual output of different linguistic approaches and examines their 'usefulness'. A major aim is, therefore, to evaluate and identify the most useful approach.

About the Author

The Author: Christian Heyde Petersen was born in Denmark. He studied English language and literature at the University of Southern Denmark. He is an assistant professor at the Institute of Language and Communication at the University of Southern Denmark.