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Esty.g. Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Past indefinite (simple) tense vs. present perfect tense in british and american english
Hello,
I am doing research on the usage of the past indefinite (simple) tense and present perfect tense in british and american english as part of my studies in linguistics.
I would be sincerely grateful if you could point me towards credible academic sources regarding this topic.
Best wishes to all,
esty.g.
I am doing research on the usage of the past indefinite (simple) tense and present perfect tense in british and american english as part of my studies in linguistics.
I would be sincerely grateful if you could point me towards credible academic sources regarding this topic.
Best wishes to all,
esty.g.
Top answer
g. I'm not sure what you are asking for. Do you want to know the usage patterns of these tenses?
- g.
- I'm not sure what you are asking for.
- Do you want to know the usage patterns of these tenses?
- Do you want a comparative study between American and British dialects?
- It would help if you gave more context - your thesis, for example.
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Hi esty.g.
I'm not sure what you are asking for. Do you want to know the usage patterns of these tenses? Do you want a comparative study between American and British dialects?
It would help if you gave more context - your thesis, for example. There are many many many possible sources and no way to tell which of these would be of use to you.
Regards,
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I'm not sure what you are asking for. Do you want to know the usage patterns of these tenses? Do you want a comparative study between American and British dialects?
It would help if you gave more context - your thesis, for example. There are many many many possible sources and no way to tell which of these would be of use to you.
Regards,
A-
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I am doing research regarding the usage (occurrency) of the Past Indefinite Tense and the Present Perfect Tense in British and American English.
I am looking into the conviction that in British English there is a tendency to use the Present Perfect Tense in more cases, whereas American English would (in the same cases) normally use the Past Indefinite Tense. It is some kind of a linguist
I am looking into the conviction that in British English there is a tendency to use the Present Perfect Tense in more cases, whereas American English would (in the same cases) normally use the Past Indefinite Tense. It is some kind of a linguist
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Hi esty.g.
You are in luck, sort of. I don't know that an academic article has been written on this very specific subject, but you can design and execute an experiment to test your thesis.
The British Corpus, American Corpus, and even the American Historical Corpus are texts specifically compiled for linguistic researchers. There is a good searching capability...
You are in luck, sort of. I don't know that an academic article has been written on this very specific subject, but you can design and execute an experiment to test your thesis.
The British Corpus, American Corpus, and even the American Historical Corpus are texts specifically compiled for linguistic researchers. There is a good searching capability...
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Thank you for your help,
Best wishes,
esty.g.
p.s.
Of course I still invite suggestions of different material, may anyone have an idea.
Best wishes,
esty.g.
p.s.
Of course I still invite suggestions of different material, may anyone have an idea.
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