Tense

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Tense is a seminal linguistic study by Bernard Comrie that analyzes how languages grammatically encode time distinctions in verbs.

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instanceOf book
linguistics monograph
academicDiscipline linguistics
morphosyntax
semantics
analyzes aspect–tense interactions
future tense
past tense
perfect
present tense
progressive
approach theoretical
typological
author Bernard Comrie NERFINISHED
citedBy linguistics research on tense and aspect
contains cross-linguistic examples
discussion of tense–aspect distinction
formal definitions of tense categories
describes absolute tense
absolute-relative tense
deictic time reference
non-deictic time reference
relative tense
focusesOn cross-linguistic comparison of tense systems
grammatical encoding of time
verb morphology
hasEdition hardback edition
paperback edition
hasInfluenceOn cross-linguistic tense studies
tense theory in linguistics
hasPart chapters on semantic analysis of tense
chapters on theoretical foundations of tense
chapters on typology of tense systems
intendedAudience advanced students of linguistics
linguists
language English
mainSubject grammatical categories
linguistics
tense
publicationYear 1985
publisher Cambridge University Press NERFINISHED
relatedConcept aspect
modality
mood
time reference in language
relatedWork Aspect by Bernard Comrie NERFINISHED
series Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics NERFINISHED

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