INTERCHANGEABILITY OF TENSES IN COLLOQUIAL TURKISH

Özcan BAŞKAN

Makale detayları

INTERCHANGEABILITY OF TENSES IN COLLOQUIAL TURKISH

Yazarlar:

Özcan BAŞKAN

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebiyat

Dergi:

Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies 1968 Vol.0 Issue 9, pp.4-8

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2014

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000517071

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2602-2117

Özet:

 


It is a known fact that the traditional grammars of English, basedon Gre~ and Latin models, invariably assign to various tenses, specificfunctions of time. Yet the actual usage shows that the lines ofdemarcation are not so rigid as one wishes them to be.For instance, in the following ex~1 mples each tense denotes a timefunction different from that which is normally attached to it.Simple pastIt is high time you said itSi'mple presentIt is called, I forRet the name, ...Present continuousI am goinR to London t·Jmorr :>wFutureThou shalt not stealdenoting will say>J forgot)) will go)) should not stealThe aim of the pre' ent p:1pe : is to furnish similar examples fromcolloquial Turkish.  

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It is a known fact that the traditional grammars of English, based on Gre~ and Latin models, invariably assign to various tenses, specific functions of time. Yet the actual usage shows that the lines of demarcation are not so rigid as one wishes them to be. For instance, in the following ex~1 mples each tense denotes a time function different from that which is normally attached to it. Simple past It is high time you said it Si'mple present It is called, I forRet the name, ... Present continuous I am goinR to London t·Jmorr :>w Future Thou shalt not steal denoting will say >J forgot )) will go )) should not steal The aim of the pre' ent p:1pe : is to furnish similar examples from colloquial Turkish.  

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Makale detayları

INTERCHANGEABILITY OF TENSES IN COLLOQUIAL TURKISH

Yazarlar: Özcan BAŞKAN

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Edebiyat

Dergi: Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies 1968 Vol.0 Issue 9, pp.4-8

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2014

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000517071

Sıklık: Aylık

eISSN: 2602-2117

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Özcan BAŞKAN

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebiyat

Dergi:

Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies 1968 Vol.0 Issue 9, pp.4-8

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2014

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000517071

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2602-2117