Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Some theoretical and methodological preliminaries; 2. Absolute tense; 3. Relative tense; 4. Degrees of remoteness; 5. Tense and syntax; 6. Conclusion: towards a formal theory of tense; References; Index of languages; Index of names; Index of subjects.

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Bernard Comrie introduces readers to the range of variation found in tense systems across the languages of the world.