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OverviewThis book is the first book-length study on the Swedish present perfect. It provides an in-depth exploration of the present perfect in English, German and Swedish. It is claimed that only a discourse-based ExtendedNow-approach fully accounts for the present perfect. The main claim is that the length of the ExtendedNow-interval varies cross-linguistically. The book is couched within the framework of the Discourse Representation Theory and also within Distributed Morphology. It is shown that Swedish provides empirical evidence against all previous research in the field. The following questions are investigated: Is it possible to assign a single uniform meaning to the present perfect? How can we account for the different readings of the perfect? How can we account for the cross-linguistic variation? These issues are addressed from a comparative perspective by integrating previous research on the present perfect. This book is of interest to all those working in the field of tense and aspect. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Björn Rothstein (Universities of Stuttgart and Tübingen)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 125 Weight: 0.495kg ISBN: 9789027255082ISBN 10: 9027255083 Pages: 171 Publication Date: 28 August 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Acknowledgements; 2. Abbreviations; 3. Chapter 1: Preliminaries; 4. Chapter 2: The components of the perfect meaning; 5. Chapter 3: Adverbials and the perfect; 6. Chapter 4: The inferential present perfect in Swedish; 7. Chapter 5: Perfect readings; 8. Chapter 6: Conclusion; 9. References; 10. IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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