Discourse Pragmatics and the Verb: The Evidence from Romance

By Linda R. Waugh

Book Overview

First published in 1990, this collection investigates grammatical categories associated with the verb as they are used by speakers and writers in real discourses and texts. Focusing on tense, aspect, mood, and voice in French, Spanish, and Italian, each chapter underscores the importance of context in our understanding of how grammatical categories work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138223905
• ISBN13: 9781138223905
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"