The Expression of Time

De Gruyter, 2010

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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.

ISBN-13
9783110195828
ISBN-10
3110195828
Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2010
Publication date
2010-03-17
Pages
278
Dimensions
230x155x
Weight
578