Meaning and the English verb /
Leech, Geoffrey N.,
Meaning and the English verb / Geoffrey Leech. - Third edition. - ix, 141 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-137) and index.
Simple present and past tenses -- Progressive aspect -- The expression of past time -- The expression of future time -- The primary modal auxiliaries -- Modality continued -- Indirect speech -- Mood : theoretical and hypothetical meaning. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"Every language has its peculiar problems of meaning for the foreign learner. In the English language, some of the biggest yet most fascinating problems are concentrated in the area of the finite verb phrases - in particular, tense, aspect, mood and modality." "Meaning and the English Verb describes these fields in detail for teachers and advanced students of English as a foreign or second language. This new third edition uses up-to-date examples to show differences and similarities between American and British English, reflecting a great deal of recent research in this area. It also takes account of the subtle changes which are taking place in the language today."--BOOK JACKET.
0582784573 9780582784574
2004040107
English language--Verb
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
PE1271 / .L4 2004
428.24
Meaning and the English verb / Geoffrey Leech. - Third edition. - ix, 141 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-137) and index.
Simple present and past tenses -- Progressive aspect -- The expression of past time -- The expression of future time -- The primary modal auxiliaries -- Modality continued -- Indirect speech -- Mood : theoretical and hypothetical meaning. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"Every language has its peculiar problems of meaning for the foreign learner. In the English language, some of the biggest yet most fascinating problems are concentrated in the area of the finite verb phrases - in particular, tense, aspect, mood and modality." "Meaning and the English Verb describes these fields in detail for teachers and advanced students of English as a foreign or second language. This new third edition uses up-to-date examples to show differences and similarities between American and British English, reflecting a great deal of recent research in this area. It also takes account of the subtle changes which are taking place in the language today."--BOOK JACKET.
0582784573 9780582784574
2004040107
English language--Verb
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
PE1271 / .L4 2004
428.24