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Lessons on the English verb : no expression without representation /

While the work of Gustave Guillaume (1883-1960) has had an important influence on French linguistics, his theory is not well known in the English-speaking world. Lessons on the English Verb provides a comprehensive treatment of the English verbal system within a Guillaumean theoretical framework - a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hirtle, W. H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • On Studying the Verb
  • Chronogenesis I: Aspect
  • Chronogenesis II: Mood
  • Chronogenesis III: Tense
  • The Simple Form I: Activities
  • The Simple Form II: States
  • The Simple Form III: Prospective Events
  • The Subjunctive
  • Person in the Verb
  • What Does Do Do?
  • Compounding with Do
  • The Progressive
  • The Transcendent Aspect: Perfective Events
  • The Transcendent Aspect: Imperfective Events
  • The Passive
  • Auxiliaries
  • The System of Voice: A Hypothesis
  • Conclusion.