| Description |
ix, 141 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Simple present and past tenses -- 2. Progressive aspect -- 3. The expression of past time -- 4. The expression of future time -- 5. The primary modal auxiliaries -- 6. Modality continued -- 7. Indirect speech -- 8. Mood : theoretical and hypothetical meaning |
| Summary |
"Every language has its peculiar problems of meaning for the foreign learner. In the English language, some of the biggest yet most fascinating problems are concentrated in the area of the finite verb phrases - in particular, tense, aspect, mood and modality." "Meaning and the English Verb describes these fields in detail for teachers and advanced students of English as a foreign or second language. This new third edition uses up-to-date examples to show differences and similarities between American and British English, reflecting a great deal of recent research in this area. It also takes account of the subtle changes which are taking place in the language today."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1987 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-137) and index |
| Subject |
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
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English language -- Verb.
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| LC no. |
2004040107 |
| ISBN |
0582784573 paperback |
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