An analysis of the German past tenses according to Weinrich's tempus-theory with reference to the English past tenses

The present work is a study of the function of the simple and compound past tenses in German and English. It is largely an attempt to apply the findings of recent investigations to a substantial corpus of material. The tense-forms of language do not denote time (this is done by contextual elements s...

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Main Author: Ernst, Peter
Published: University of Surrey 1967
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.751681