Author: Renaat Declerck
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: germanic, linguistics, discourse, structure, english, tense
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 1991-10
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 0415061512
ISBN-13: 9780415061513

Tense is one of the most controversial areas of grammar. The problems and interest in the subject have led to an impressive number of books and articles. Yet, despite the amount of work produced, nothing approaching a consensus has emerged, merely a series of conflicting theories and analyses. According to the author, this follows from the fact that until now there has been no theoretical instrument to enable the linguist to interpret the data correctly. This book attempts to provide such a framework. It is not written from the viewpoint of any particular linguistic theory and does not presupp

Authors:Renaat Declerck, Susan Reed,
Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
Keywords: english, linguistics, topics, analysis, comprehensive, empirical, conditionals
Number of Pages: 536
Published: 2001-12
List price: $160.00
ISBN-10: 3110171449
ISBN-13: 9783110171440

This book is an extremely detailed and comprehensive examination of conditional sentences in English, using many examples from actual language-use. The syntax and semantics of conditionals (including tense and mood options) and the functions of conditionals in discourse are examined in depth, producing an all-round linguistic view of the subject which contains a wealth of original observations and analyses. Not only linguists specializing in grammar but also those interested in pragmatics and the philo-sophy of language will find this book a reward-ing and illuminating source. Renaat Decler

Authors:Renaat Declerck,  Susan Reed, Bert Cappelle,
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
Keywords: english, grammar, topics, linguistics, system, volume, verb, phrase, tense
Number of Pages: 846
Published: 2006-08-15
List price: $235.00
ISBN-10: 311018589X
ISBN-13: 9783110185898

The Grammar of the English Tense System forms the first volume of a four-volume set, The Grammar of the English Verb Phrase. The other volumes, to appear over the next few years, will deal with mood and modality, aspect and voice. The 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. It provides not only a wealth of data but also a unique framework for the study of the English tense sy