Preface |
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1 | (13) |
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1 | (2) |
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1.2 Topic time, time of utterance, and time of situation |
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3 | (6) |
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1.3 Situation, linguistic content, and contextual information |
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9 | (3) |
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1.4 Organisation of the book |
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12 | (2) |
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2 Tense, aspect, and Aktionsart: the conventional picture |
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14 | (22) |
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2.1 The conventional picture |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (9) |
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2.2.1 The tense form-tense meaning clash |
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18 | (3) |
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2.2.2 The 'standard theory of tense' |
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21 | (3) |
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2.2.3 Three parameter theories of tense |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (3) |
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2.3.1 The standard characterisation of aspect |
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27 | (3) |
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30 | (5) |
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2.4.1 Temporal properties of lexical content and temporal properties of the situation |
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31 | (2) |
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2.4.2 Combinatorial restrictions |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (23) |
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3.1 Introduction: lexical contents vs. time spans |
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36 | (1) |
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3.2 Linking a lexical content to a TT |
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37 | (11) |
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3.3 Finiteness, temporality, and negation |
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48 | (10) |
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3.3.1 Two functions of negation |
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49 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Negation and finiteness |
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50 | (2) |
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3.3.3 Negation, aspect, and inherent temporal features |
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52 | (6) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (13) |
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59 | (1) |
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4.2 The 'basic time concept' and its possible refinements |
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59 | (6) |
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4.3 The nature of the relatum |
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65 | (5) |
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66 | (3) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (2) |
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5 Inherent temporal features of the lexical content |
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72 | (27) |
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72 | (2) |
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5.2 Three problems in describing lexical contents |
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74 | (5) |
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5.2.1 Lexical contents vs. world knowledge |
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74 | (2) |
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5.2.2 In what terms should we describe lexical contents? |
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76 | (2) |
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5.2.3 Basic meaning-side meaning |
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78 | (1) |
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5.3 Behaviour towards topic time: TT-contrast |
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79 | (2) |
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5.4 0-state lexical contents |
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81 | (2) |
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5.5 1-state lexical contents |
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83 | (2) |
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5.6 2-state lexical contents |
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85 | (10) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (21) |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (3) |
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105 | (4) |
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6.5 The posttime: perfective and perfect |
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109 | (5) |
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6.5.7 'Completedness', 'on-going relevance', and 'change of state' |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (3) |
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6.6 Pretime, or the origins of periphrastic future |
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114 | (3) |
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6.7 The composition of aspectual expressions |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (22) |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (7) |
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7.3 Absolute and relative tenses: the English perfect forms |
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130 | (3) |
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7.4 Atypical relations between TT and TSit: narrative present and related phenomena |
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133 | (7) |
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140 | (2) |
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8 Temporal adverbials and their meaning |
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142 | (17) |
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142 | (1) |
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8.2 Some illustrative examples |
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143 | (4) |
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8.3 Structure and position of TADVs |
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147 | (2) |
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8.4 Functional types of TADV |
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149 | (1) |
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8.5 The semantics of positional temporal adverbials |
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150 | (8) |
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158 | (1) |
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9 The function of positional adverbials in the utterance |
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159 | (25) |
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159 | (3) |
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9.2 Explicit TT-specification |
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162 | (4) |
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166 | (2) |
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9.4 The temporal features of INF |
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168 | (2) |
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9.5 Temporal congruency revisited |
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170 | (3) |
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9.6 Modal verbs, epistemic readings, and temporal relations |
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173 | (3) |
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9.7 Simple constructions, and the general mechanism of FIN-INF-linking |
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176 | (6) |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (2) |
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10 Adverbials of duration and of frequency |
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184 | (31) |
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184 | (1) |
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10.2 Adverbials of duration |
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185 | (14) |
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185 | (3) |
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10.2.2 Duration of the time of the situation |
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188 | (8) |
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10.2.3 TADV-D and TT-attachment |
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196 | (3) |
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10.3 Adverbs of frequency |
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199 | (7) |
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10.3.1 Frequency of what? |
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199 | (3) |
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10.3.2 English is verb-final |
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202 | (2) |
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10.3.3 Focus component and topic component |
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204 | (2) |
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10.4 Complex lexical contents |
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206 | (7) |
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10.4.1 Semelfactive reading, iterative reading, habitual reading, and the 'Principle of Reasonable Contrast' |
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206 | (3) |
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10.4.2 The indefinite frequency puzzle |
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209 | (4) |
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213 | (2) |
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11 Non-declarative clauses, subordinate clauses, noun phrases |
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215 | (10) |
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215 | (3) |
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11.2 Temporality in subordinate clauses |
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218 | (3) |
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11.3 Temporality within noun phrases |
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221 | (3) |
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224 | (1) |
Notes |
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225 | (10) |
References |
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235 | (5) |
Index |
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