Factors Influencing the Interpretation of the Present Perfect and Past Tense Opposition (original) (raw)

2019

Abstract

The treatment of the present perfect and its contrast with the past tense in English has been one of the most problematic areas of linguistic analysis. In this paper I discuss the opposition of the two verb forms in some environments in which particular linguistic and contextual elements are present and the role these elements play in the interpretation of the situation and the choice between present perfect and past tense. I also examine briefly whether or not similar co-occurrence restrictions apply to the Modern Greek respective verb forms and, if not, what alternative linguistic forms are used for the interpretation of such situations.

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