The articles in this edited volume represent a range of approaches to studying the role of verbal aspect in grammatical variation. Issues addressed include: defining the variable context; operationalizing aspectual distinctions as factors conditioning linguistic variation; and the appropriate number of aspectual distinctions and levels. Apart from bringing to light various methodological and analytical issues, this volume gathers together a unique collection of original research, based on spoken- and written-language corpora, of an array of languages and linguistic varieties
An introduction to the kinds of tense distinctions made by different languages. Defines tense as the grammatical expression of location in time and attempts to capture the potential range of tense distinctions possible in natural language with examples drawn from a wide range of languages.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS Designed by James Champlin Fernald (1838-1918) as a Companion for the Study and as a Text-Book for the Use of Schools. A Practical and Invaluable Guide to Clear and Precise Diction for Writers, Speakers, Students, Business and Professional Men.
It is basically a vocabulary builder. Each entry gives a list of synonyms, followed by a paragraph that briefly explains or exemplifies the subtle distinctions between the listed words. The entries sometimes close with a few words on the prepositions that follow selected synonyms, but more often with a list of antonyms.
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