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Egetenmeyer, Jakob ORCID: 0000-0003-2394-9545, Dessì Schmid, Sarah and Becker, Martin ORCID: 0000-0002-6750-2633, eds. (2024). Tense, aspect and discourse structure. Berlin / Boston: De Gruyter. ISBN 9783111424583

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Abstract

Tense and aspect are crucial devices of sentence meaning. They interact with Aktionsart, but also with verb types and adverbs when indicating temporal relations and building temporal discourse structure. On the discourse level, they are co-determined by narrative functions, enhancing the complexity of their description. The volume depicts this vast field. It unites twelve contributions which elaborate on three thematic cores: 1) the context-sensitivity of tense and aspect and their relationships with neighbouring categories, 2) their interaction with adverbs, 3) their functioning in discourse. The volume advances our knowledge of the matters at hand in different respects. It discusses the onomasiological status of categories such temporality and aspectuality critically. It addresses the functioning of tense in discourse from various angles. A further focus is placed on the imperfective past tense-aspect form, its uses and meaning potentials. Its analysis ranges from marking evidentiality to indicating perspectives. The volume combines papers with various theoretical approaches and methodologies, notably, formally oriented linguistics and data-driven accounts. The multiplicity of subjects and methods may resonate beyond the field of Romance linguistics.

Item Type:	Book
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Egetenmeyer, Jakob j.egetenmeyer@uni-koeln.de https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2394-9545 UNSPECIFIED Dessì Schmid, Sarah UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Becker, Martin UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6750-2633 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-745389
Identification Number:	10.1515/9783111453897
Series Name:	Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie
Volume:	492
Number of Pages:	VIII, 378
Date:	23 September 2024
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Place of Publication:	Berlin / Boston
ISBN:	9783111424583
Language:	English
Faculty:	Collaborative Research Centers Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 5: Moderne Sprachen und Kulturen > Romanisches Seminar Collaborative Research Centers > CRC 1252: Prominence in Language > TP C02
Subjects:	Language, Linguistics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Verbalsystem; romanische Sprachen; Tempus; Aspekt; Diskurs German
Projects:	SFB 1252 Prominence in Language, Project-ID 281511265
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/74538