Tense and Aspect : From Semantics to Morphosyntax

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Title:	Tense and Aspect : From Semantics to Morphosyntax
Description:	The authors bridge the gap between the semantic and syntactic properties of verb tense and aspect, and suggest a unified account of tense and aspect using Chomsky's Principles and Parameters Framework. They compare tense and aspect systems in Romance languages with Germanic ones.
Authors:	Alessandra Giorgi, Fabio Pianesi
Resource Type:	eBook.
Subjects:	Grammar, Comparative and general--Tense, Grammar, Comparative and general--Aspect, Semantics, Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax, Germanic languages--Grammar, Comparative--Roma, Romance languages--Grammar, Comparative--Germa
Categories:	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
Database:	eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)

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Abstract:	The authors bridge the gap between the semantic and syntactic properties of verb tense and aspect, and suggest a unified account of tense and aspect using Chomsky's Principles and Parameters Framework. They compare tense and aspect systems in Romance languages with Germanic ones.
ISBN:	9780195091922 9780195091939 9781429415491 9780195357882