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Tense and aspect in informal Welsh [electronic resource] / by Bob Morris Jones.

By: Jones, Bob MorrisMaterial type: Text

TextLanguage: English, Welsh Series: Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; ; 223.Publication details: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2010Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 389 p.)ISBN: 9783110227970 (electronic bk.); 3110227975 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Welsh language -- Verb | Welsh language -- Discourse analysis | Language -- Linguistics | FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Celtic Languages | Umgangssprache | Finite Verbform | Flexion | Perfektiv | Progressiv | KymrischGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Tense and aspect in informal Welsh.DDC classification: 491.6/65 LOC classification: PB2161 | .J66 2010ebOther classification: 490 Online resources: EBSCOhost

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Frontmatter; Contents; Conventions; Tables; Figures; Chapter 1. The data: Finite verbs and aspect; Chapter 2. Finite inflections of bod 'be'; Chapter 3. Finite inflections of lexical and modal verbs; Chapter 4. Perfective and imperfective aspect; Chapter 5. The inflectional system; Chapter 6. Other semantic analyses of finite verb inflections; Chapter 7. Perfect aspect; Chapter 8. Progressive aspect; Chapter 9. More about aspect; Chapter 10. Closing remarks; Backmatter.

Summary: The author analyses the meanings of the inflections of finite verbs, perfect aspect, and progressive aspect in informal Welsh. The inflections convey factuality, tense, aspect, and habituality. Perfect aspect conveys anterior time or provides a retrospective view. Progressive aspect conveys a durative view of a situation. There are exceptions to the general analyses and various constraints are discussed.

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Welsh and English.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The author analyses the meanings of the inflections of finite verbs, perfect aspect, and progressive aspect in informal Welsh. The inflections convey factuality, tense, aspect, and habituality. Perfect aspect conveys anterior time or provides a retrospective view. Progressive aspect conveys a durative view of a situation. There are exceptions to the general analyses and various constraints are discussed.

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