UID:
edocfu_9959229268902883
Format:
1 online resource (442 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Reprint 2012
ISBN:
3-11-090235-4
Series Statement:
Interface Explorations [IE] ; 2
Content:
This volume contains contributions dealing with the syntax, morphology, semantics, and diachronic development of the Perfect and the components it is built on across languages. The volume brings these aspects together, working towards a comprehensive theory of the Perfect which takes into consideration the interfaces between the various components of the grammar. Issues addressed include: the temporal vs. aspectual character of the perfect, the contribution of adverbial modification, the structure of the perfect participle.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Front matter --
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Table of contents --
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Introduction: the modules of Perfect constructions --
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Participles and voice /
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Temporal homogeneity and the Italian Perfect /
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Arabie Perfect and temporal adverbs /
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A puzzle about until and the Present Perfect /
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A little bit more on the English Perfect /
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Observations about the form and meaning of the Perfect /
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On the stativity of the English Perfect /
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Tense, aspect, and the Greek Perfect /
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Seit-adverbials in Perfect constructions /
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The aspectual makeup of Perfect participles and the interpretations of the Perfect /
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Perfect readings in Russian /
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Universal-existential puzzles /
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Possession and conversation: the case of the category Perfect /
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Subject Index --
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Author Index
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Issued also in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-11-017229-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110902358
