| Lemma | retrospective language and prospective language |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Romaine (1988) |
| Titolo | Pidgin and Creole Languages |
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| Citazioni | A language is retrospective if the present tense may mark past or if the past may be unmarked. A language is prospective if the present tense may be used to mark a future or if the future is unmarked. For prospective systems the opposition between past and non-past is primary, while for retrospective systems the future vs. non-future is primary. […] |