Tense (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
(Part of the Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics Series and Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics Series)
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Book Overview
Bernard Comrie defines tense as the grammaticalisation of location in time. In this textbook he introduces readers to the range of variation found in tense systems across the languages of the world, bringing together a rich collection of illustrative material that student and specialist alike will find invaluable. This systematic account of the data is carefully integrated with a theoretical discussion of tense that is sensitive both to the range of tense oppositions found cross-linguistically and also to the constraints on that variation. For the most part the book is written without formalism, nor is it written within the framework of any specific current theory of linguistics. Nevertheless, as the final chapter makes clear, a formal theory of tense can build upon the insights gained here. For all readers, Dr Comrie's coherent and characteristically elegant account of this complex grammatical category will provide a solid basis for further research on tense, even in a language as thoroughly studied as English.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521281385
ISBN13:9780521281386
Release Date:July 1985
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:152 Pages
Weight:0.44 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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Great Introduction to Verbal Tense
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
The overall structure of this book is very similar to "Aspect: An Introduction to the Study of Verbal Aspect and Related Problems (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)", by the same author, and that's exactly why I think it is a great textbook. "Tense" is a very well organised textbook about tense systems, and Bernard Comrie always makes sure to add examples from the widest possible range of languages. Once again, I rate it 4 simply because of the glossing problems (not all examples are properly glossed), but the book is amazing.
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