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I think I can see what you mean: normally it's "haven't been given sufficient attention until now ", and the tense in "emerged" is not now. Should it be "hadn't been given sufficient attention"? I'm a bit puzzled too, let's wait for a native...

— Pieanne

  • I think I can see what you mean: normally it's "haven't been given sufficient attention until now ", and the tense in "emerged" is not now.
  • Should it be "hadn't been given sufficient attention"?
  • I'm a bit puzzled too, let's wait for a native...
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I think I can see what you mean: normally it's "haven't been given sufficient attention until now", and the tense in "emerged" is not now.

Should it be "hadn't been given sufficient attention"?

I'm a bit puzzled too, let's wait for a native...
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who are the native speakers in this forum? I am new to the forum.
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Most of all the other mods are native English speakers. They're bound to spot your thread sooner or later Emotion: smile
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Hi,

Pieanne is right, you need Past Perfect.

You could also just use Simple Past (..were not given ....).

Clive
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I'd also be inclined to say "...were not given...until".

The past perfect sounds a little strange to me.

But it may sound better in the morning.

MrP
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"have" should be "had", in my opinion.
You certainly can't have present perfect if you're going to mention a specific time in the past (the time when the generative grammar emerged).
CJ
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