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The German Perfect. Its Semantic Composition and Its Interactions with Temporal Adverbials.
Renate Musan
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Description for The German Perfect. Its Semantic Composition and Its Interactions with Temporal Adverbials.
Paperback. Provides an account of perfect constructions in German, of its numerous meaning effects, and of its interaction with temporal adverbials and temporal subclauses. This book is of interest to scholars and advanced students interested in issues regarding tense, aspect, temporal adverbials, and temporal subclauses. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 900.
1. OUTLINE German has the three main perfect constructions which are illustrated in (1. 1). 1 In each of these constructions, the verb appears in the past participial form and is combined with an auxiliary - in this case, haben ('have'); other verbs form their perfect constructions with the auxiliary sein ('be'). 2 The auxiliary can then be com bined with a tense -Le. the present tense as in (Ua), the past tense as in (b), or the future tense as in (c). 3 (1. 1) a. PRESENT PERFECT: Die Eule hat die Schule verlassen. the owl has the school ... Read more
1. OUTLINE German has the three main perfect constructions which are illustrated in (1. 1). 1 In each of these constructions, the verb appears in the past participial form and is combined with an auxiliary - in this case, haben ('have'); other verbs form their perfect constructions with the auxiliary sein ('be'). 2 The auxiliary can then be com bined with a tense -Le. the present tense as in (Ua), the past tense as in (b), or the future tense as in (c). 3 (1. 1) a. PRESENT PERFECT: Die Eule hat die Schule verlassen. the owl has the school ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402008221
SKU
V9781402008221
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Reviews for The German Perfect. Its Semantic Composition and Its Interactions with Temporal Adverbials.
From the reviews: "This book provides an in-depth overview of perfect constructions in German and offers an extensive account of their uses from the perspective of a formal semantic framework. It also considers many pragmatic factors as well as particular characteristics of German Syntax…A thorough conclusion, list of references, and index make this work a ... Read more