Tense, reference, and worldmaking /
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| Author / Creator: | McGilvray, James A. (James Alasdair), 1942- |
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| Imprint: | Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1991. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 376 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11163585 |
| Summary: | The tenses of natural languages are intimately connected with the abilities we have to relate real or fictional stories that take place outside our immediate temporal or spacial context. While philosophers and cognitive scientists have had difficulty coming to terms with these abilities, James McGilvray maintains that they must be understood before an adequate view of what a tense is can be constructed. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 376 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-370) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773563131 077356313X 9780773508712 0773508716 |