Expression of time, the
Éditeur :
De Gruyter
ISBN :
9783110195828
Date de publication :
17 mars 2010
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
578 g
Format :
B131
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
Time is the most fundamental category of human cognition and action, and the human languages have developed many devices to express it. These include verbal categories, such as tense and aspect, but also adverbials, particles, and principles of discourse organisation. This book shows how time is expressed in natural languages.