Non Past Tense ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/NonPastTense
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|_ Linguistic Property
|_ Morphosemantic Property
|_ Tense Property
|_ Non Past Tense
Definition:
NonPastTense locates the situation in question at or after the moment of utterance, and contrasts with a past tense [Comrie 1985,48-49].
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Language Code:
cdm
Caughley notes that -naʔ in the example is properly functioning as the non-past.
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| He is about to arrive at the house. |
References:
Bybee, Perkins and Pagliuca (1994:246)
Language Code:
cdm
This Chepang example illustrates the use of the suffix /-kheʔ/, in combination with tense/aspect suffixes. Caughley says that the action as a completed unit is about to occur.
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| He is about to arrive at the house |
References:
Bybee, Perkins, and Pagliuca (1994:245-246) FROM Caughley (1982)
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