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Publication Date: 1979-Mar
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The Conversational Historical Present Alternation.
Wolfson, Nessa
Language, v55 n1 p168-82 Mar 1979
Introduces the theory that the conversational historical present (CHP) in itself has no significance. It is the switching between CHP and the past tenses that is the relevant feature. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: English, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory, Narration, Semantics, Verbs
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Language: English
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