The grammar of the english verb phrase part 41 pptx
The grammar of the english verb phrase part 41 pptx
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In these examples, the length of the pre-present period is to be inferred from
the pragmatics of the context. In the following, it is indicated by the bifunc-
tional adverbial for the last ... 276 5. The absolute use of the present perfect
on the irritation of being kept waiting, of standing around doing nothing (or
rather on the minimal amount of su...
The grammar of the english verb phrase part 10 pptx
... make the situation durative.)
One after the other, the ramblers reached the top of the hill. (The idea of repetition
is induced by the plurality of the subject NP and the duration-implying phrase ... ashes.]
The fact that the transition cannot form part of the ‘middle part of the situa-
tion referred to by the progressive form is due to the fact tha...
The grammar of the english verb phrase part 22 pptx
... Paris.]” (The
situation time is that part of the time of the speaker’s being in Rennes that coincides
with t
0
. The adverbial until six indicates the duration of the remaining part Ϫ the
part following ... hours’.)
2.31.2 There are a couple of cases in which the situation time coincides with
the time of the full situation. In these cases a pure duration adv...
The grammar of the english verb phrase part 73 pptx
... photo of a man in uniform.
Raising the lid of the well, she pointed to the green water.
The locomotive jumped the rails, narrowly missing a couple of trees near the railway.
In these examples, the ... 497
the fact that the two situations do not really overlap but concentrates on the
fact that they follow each other closely and that there is some logical relation
betw...
The grammar of the english verb phrase part 75 pptx
... T-anterior to the situation time of the matrix
clause. There is therefore no expression of the T-relation between the situation
times of the two subclauses. This means that only the that-clause ... domain, there are sometimes two
possibilities as to the choice of binding time. Compare the following, in which
the past perfect forms in the head clauses are the past...
The grammar of the english verb phrase part 91 pptx
... in clauses with temporal adverbials
[I don’t think any of the others caused the injury.] I have once before heard of this
happening to a Lionhead belonging to a friend of my son. (www)
(g) Once ... support that objective.
7. The following are www examples:
Martin Sixsmith was trying to approach it [ϭ the question] from the point of view of
the Civil Service and he, of...
The grammar of the english verb phrase part 96 pptx
... of the when-clause). The use of the past
perfect in the when-clause means that the situation time of the when-clause is
not bound by the contained orientation time of the when-clause but by the
same ... way for the situation time of the when-clause to be bound)
means that the situation time of the when-clause is bound by the contained
orientation time...
The grammar of the english verb phrase part 106 pptx
... etc.
(from the summary of a novel) At eight p.m. John is still working, [though it’s
high time for him to go home.]
(c) There is no problem either if the adverbial forms part of the description
of the ... the
existence of an interval of time between a contextually given orientation time
and the situation time of the subclause, as well as the nonactualization of...
The grammar of the english verb phrase part 116 pptx
... except the subject, in other
words, of the verb phrase and of additional optional phrases, if any.
Predicated situation: that part of the full situation (possibly all of it) about
which an assertion ... example,
They climbed the Matterhorn, which was very steep differs from They climbed
the Matterhorn, which is very steep in that by using the past tense the speaker...
The grammar of the english verb phrase part 118 pptx
... locates
the actualization of the situation of the paint being white in the present zone,
thus shifting the temporal focus from the past to the present.
Shift of temporal perspective: the selection of ... constant in the different
forms of the verb, e. g. unchain in unchains, unchained, unchaining. The stem
of a verb is homophonous with the present infini...
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