| Lemma | temporal function |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | time as function (inglese) |
| Rinvii | affix (inglese) formal (inglese) to express (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | We generally think of time as a function that is appropriately expressed in a purely formal manner. [...] As a matter of fact the English future ('I shall go') is not expressed by affixing [...] it may be expressed by the present, as in 'to-morrow' I leave this place, where the temporal function is inherent in the independent adverb. |