| Aspect: An Introduction to the Study of Verbal Aspect and Related Problems Contributor(s): Comrie, Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521290457 ISBN-13: 9780521290456 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1976 Annotation: An introduction to the general linguistic study of aspect. Topics covered include the relation of tense and aspect, the morphology and the semantics of aspect, and structuralist and philosophical approaches. Dr. Comrie draws his examples particularly from English and the Slavonic and Romance languages, but also from Arabic, Chinese, Welsh, Greek and a variety of others.This is the first study of aspect, considered as a general linguistic phenomenon. It is intended for students of individual languages as well as for students of linguistics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 415 |
| LCCN: 75044577 |
| Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.94" W x 8.91" (0.49 lbs) 156 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An introduction to the general linguistic study of aspect. Topics covered include the relation of tense and aspect, the morphology and the semantics of aspect, and structuralist and philosophical approaches. Dr Comrie draws his examples particularly from English and the Slavonic and Romance languages, but also from Arabic, Chinese, Welsh, Greek and a variety of others. This is the first study of aspect, considered as a general linguistic phenomenon. It is intended for students of individual languages as well as for students of linguistics. |