Duration in English: A Basic Choice, Illustrated in Comparison With Dutch (Topics in English Linguistics)

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies, which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics. For further publications in English linguistics see also our Dialects of English book series. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher. Before a comparison between the uses of the present perfect in English and in Dutch can profitably be undertaken, this verb form must first be identified as to its tense and meaning.