Binary Tense (Lecture Notes) - Softcover

Verkuyl, Henk J.

 
9781575865645: Binary Tense (Lecture Notes)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1575865645 ISBN 13: 9781575865645
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 2008

Synopsis


Despite shortcomings in Reichenbach’s model of tense, it has been the standard introduction for most linguists working on English, German, and Dutch since 1947. Binary Tense surpasses that model by reviving ideas that preceded it by almost a century. Instead of the 3×3 matrix used in the standard model, Henk J. Verkuyl presents a 2×2×2 approach that can be applied to a wider variety of languages, including Chinese, Georgian, and Spanish. This binary approach sheds light on the difference between imperfect and imperfective, the matching of tenses in complex sentences, and many other aspects of linguistics.

 

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About the Author


Henk J. Verkuyl is professor emeritus of linguistics at Utrecht University.

 

 

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Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1575865645
ISBN 13 
9781575865645
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
302

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