Lemma | time |
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Categoria grammaticale | N |
Lingua | inglese |
Sigla | Dik (1989) |
Titolo | The theory of functional grammar. Part I: the structure of the clause |
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Citazioni | Level 2 satellites (σ2) represent the lexical means through which the SoA [state of affairs] designated by the nuclear predication can be located with respect to spatial, temporal, and cognitive dimensions. […].
We restrict ourselves here to briefly exemplifying the most important types of σ2 satellites:
[…]
‘Time (at which, from which, until which)’:
(76) a. John met Peter ‘at five o’clock’
b. John walked in the park ‘from after lunch until three o’clock’
[…]. |