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Book Synopsis Time and the Verb by : Robert I. Binnick
Download or read book Time and the Verb written by Robert I. Binnick and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1991 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides the reader with a broad perspective of grammar, from classical Greek and Latin to the latest proposals in formal semantics.
Book Synopsis Time, Tense, and Causation by : Michael Tooley
Download or read book Time, Tense, and Causation written by Michael Tooley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Tooley presents a major new philosophical study of time and its relation to causation. The nature of time has always been one of the most fascinating and perplexing problems of philosophy; it has in recent years become the focus of vigorous debate between advocates of rival theories.The traditional, `tensed' accounts of time which hold that time has a direction and that the flow of time is part of the nature of the universe have been challenged by `tenseless' accounts of time, according to which past, present, and future are merely subjective features of experience, rather thanobjective features of events. Time, Tense and Causation offers a new approach, in many ways intermediate between these two rivals. Tooley shares with tensed approaches the views that the universe if dynamic, and that the past and present are real while the future is not; but he rejects the viewthat this points to the existence of irreducible tensed facts. Tooley's approach accounts for time in terms of its relation to causation; he argues that the direction of time is based upon the direction of causation, and that the key to understanding the dynamic nature of the universe is tounderstand the nature of causation. He analyses tensed concepts, and discusses semantic issues about truth and time, Finally, addressing the formidable difficulties posed for tensed accounts of time by the Special Theory of Relativity, he suggests that a modified version of the theory, compatiblewith the account of time in this book, is to be preferred to the standard version. Time, Tense, and Causation is rich in sophisticated and stimulating discussions of many of the deepest problems of metaphysics. It will be essentail reading for anyone specialising in this area of philosophy.
Book Synopsis As Time Goes by by : Norbert Hornstein
Download or read book As Time Goes by written by Norbert Hornstein and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do humans acquire, at a very early age and from fragmentary and haphazard data, the complex patterns of their native language? This is the logical problem of language acquisition, and it is the question that directs the search for an innate universal grammar. As Time Goes By extends the search by proposing a theory of natural-language tense that will be responsive to the problem of language acquisition. The clearly written discussion proceeds step-by-step from simple observations and principles to far-reaching conclusions involving complex data carefully selected and persuasively presented. Throughout, Hornstein focuses on the logical problem of language acquisition, highlighting the importance of explanatory adequacy and the role of syntactic representations in determining intricate properties of semantic interpretation.
Book Synopsis Papers on Time and Tense by : Arthur N. Prior
Download or read book Papers on Time and Tense written by Arthur N. Prior and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a revised and expanded edition of a seminal work in the logic and philosophy of time, originally published in 1968. Arthur N. Prior (1914-1969) was the founding father of temporal logic, and his book offers an excellent introduction to the fundamental questions in the field. Several important papers have been added to the original selection, as well as a comprehensive bibliography of Prior's work and an illuminating interview with his widow, Mary Prior. In addition, the Polish logic which made Prior's writings difficult for many readers has been replaced by standard logical notation. This new edition will secure the classic status of the book.
Book Synopsis The Grammar of the English Tense System by : Renaat Declerck
Download or read book The Grammar of the English Tense System written by Renaat Declerck and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2006 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a four-volume series, "The Grammar of the English Verb Phrase", this book aims to provide a grammar of tense which can be used both as an advanced reference grammar (for example by MA-level or postgraduate students of English or linguistics) and as a scientific study which can act as a basis for and stimulus to further research.
Book Synopsis Tense in English by : Renaat Declerck
Download or read book Tense in English written by Renaat Declerck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1991, this book looks at tense in English, one of the most controversial areas of grammar. Prior to the book’s original publication, the problems and interest in the subject had led to an impressive number of books and articles. Yet, despite the amount of work produced, nothing approaching a consensus had emerged, merely a series of conflicting theories and analyses. Here, Renaat Declerck provides a framework for a theoretical instrument which will enable the linguist to interpret the data correctly. The book is primarily theoretical in nature, but offers descriptive theory and a discussion of the various tenses which will make it a valuable tool for those teaching English. Theoretical and applied linguists will find this an important contribution to the debate on tense and a worthy starting point for future research. The book is not written from the viewpoint of any particular linguistic theory and does not presuppose any knowledge of tense theory, it is a readable and reliable guide to the area.
Book Synopsis Time, Tense, and Reference by : Aleksandar Jokić
Download or read book Time, Tense, and Reference written by Aleksandar Jokić and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Original essays by philosophers of language and philosophers of time exploring the semantics and metaphysics of tense.
Book Synopsis Reference Time, Tense and Adverbs by : Alfred Schopf
Download or read book Reference Time, Tense and Adverbs written by Alfred Schopf and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past few decades, the book series Linguistische Arbeiten [Linguistic Studies], comprising over 500 volumes, has made a significant contribution to the development of linguistic theory both in Germany and internationally. The series will continue to deliver new impulses for research and maintain the central insight of linguistics that progress can only be made in acquiring new knowledge about human languages both synchronically and diachronically by closely combining empirical and theoretical analyses. To this end, we invite submission of high-quality linguistic studies from all the central areas of general linguistics and the linguistics of individual languages which address topical questions, discuss new data and advance the development of linguistic theory.
Book Synopsis Time, Tense, and Causation by : Michael Tooley
Download or read book Time, Tense, and Causation written by Michael Tooley and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1997-02-20 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Tooley presents a major new philosophical study of time and its relation to causation. The nature of time has always been one of the most fascinating and perplexing problems of philosophy. In recent years it has become the focus of vigorous debate between advocates of rival theories, as traditional, 'tensed' accounts of time, which hold that time has a direction and that the flow of time is part of the nature of the universe, have been challenged by 'tenseless' accounts of time, according to which past, present, and future are merely subjective features of experience, rather than objective features of events. Time, Tense, and Causation offers a new approach, in many ways intermediate between these two rivals. Tooley shares with tensed approaches the view that the universe is dynamic, holding that the past and the present are real while the future is not; but he rejects the view that this entails that there are irreducible tensed facts. Tooley's approach accounts for time in terms of its relation to causation: he argues that the direction of time is based upon the direction of causation, and that the key to understanding the dynamic nature of the universe is to understand the nature of causation. He also offers analyses of tensed concepts, and discusses semantic issues concerning truth and time. Finally, addressing the formidable difficulties posed for tensed accounts of time by the Special Theory of Relativity, he suggests that a modified version of the theory, compatible with the account of time in this book, is to be preferred to the standard version. Time, Tense, and Causation is rich in sophisticated and stimulating discussions of many of the deepest problems of metaphysics.
Book Synopsis Time, Tense and Aspect in Early Vedic Grammar by : Eystein Dahl
Download or read book Time, Tense and Aspect in Early Vedic Grammar written by Eystein Dahl and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on insights from formal semantics and linguistic typology, this book presents a comprehensive account of the tense/aspect/mood system in Early Vedic, the language of the Rigveda. It also outlines a theoretical framework for the study of semantics in dead languages.
Book Synopsis Questions of Time and Tense by : Robin Le Poidevin
Download or read book Questions of Time and Tense written by Robin Le Poidevin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays broaden the debate on the nature of time. They provide an outline to the debate, presenting rival theories which demonstrate that such questions are intimately connected with issues in other fields of philosophy.
Book Synopsis Situations, Tense, and Aspect by : Renate Bartsch
Download or read book Situations, Tense, and Aspect written by Renate Bartsch and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tense and Aspect in Indo-European Languages by : John Hewson
Download or read book Tense and Aspect in Indo-European Languages written by John Hewson and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1997-03-06 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents a general picture of the evolution of IE verbal systems within a coherent cognitive framework. The work encompasses all the language families of the IE phylum, from prehistory to present day languages. Inspired by the ideas of Roman Jakobson and Gustave Guillaume the authors relate tense and aspect to underlying cognitive processes, and show that verbal systems have a staged development of time representations (chronogenesis). They view linguistic change as systemic and trace the evolution of the earliest tense systems by (a) aspectual split and (b) aspectual merger from the original aspectual contrasts of PIE, the evidence for such systemic change showing clearly in the paradigmatic morphology of the daughter languages. The nineteen chapters cover first the ancient documentation, then those families whose historical data are from a more recent date. The last chapters deal with the systemic evolution of languages that are descended from ancient forbears such as Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin, and are completed by a chapter on the practical and theoretical conclusions of the work.
Book Synopsis A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in the Light of Historical Research by : A. T. Robertson
Download or read book A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in the Light of Historical Research written by A. T. Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tense and Aspect in Han Period Chinese by : Barbara Meisterernst
Download or read book Tense and Aspect in Han Period Chinese written by Barbara Meisterernst and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many grammatical issues of Archaic and Medieval Chinese still lack a comprehensive analysis. The book provides the first thorough investigation of the syntactic and semantic constraints of the linguistic categories tense and aspect and their relation with the lexical aspect of the verb in Han period Chinese. The author uncovers fascinating details of a language with a highly restricted verbal morphology.
Book Synopsis Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb by : William Watson Goodwin
Download or read book Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb written by William Watson Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tense written by Bernard Comrie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-06-06 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bernard Comrie introduces readers to the range of variation found in tense systems across the languages of the world.
