Simple Past Tense ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/SimplePastTense
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|_ Linguistic Property
|_ Morphosemantic Property
|_ Tense Property
|_ Simple Past Tense
Definition:
The anterior temporal relation may obtain either in 'simple' or 'perfect' contexts. Modelling of this distinction originates from [Reichenbach 1947], who suggested using a third point in time, 'reference point', to capture all possible tense distinctions. In all 'simple' temporal relations, the reference point coincides with the location of the event spoken about.
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Language Code:
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Bybee, et al indicate that Inuit manifests a 2-way past distinction that makes no reference to daily cycles. The two subdivisions they reference are given in the second and third examples. The first example, with the affix glossed as PERF, illustrates a past that Fortescue claims is often understood as a general experiential past without any specified time. This might be analyzed as a Simple Past.
2009-06-04 13:28:09
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| I have been to Nuuk. |
References:
Bybee, Perkins, and Pagliuca (1994:99) FROM Fortescue (1984:272-3)
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