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Tense and aspect
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Abstract In this chapter I turn to the second category of grounded expressions: finite clauses. Grounding, in a clause, is effected by tense inflection on the verb, alternatively (in English) by the modal auxiliaries. Whereas a grounded nominal designates an instance of a thing (identifiable from the perspective of the speech-act situation), a grounded clause designates an instance of a process.
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Inflection Linguistics Modal verb Grounded theory Perspective (graphical) Verb Modal Dependent clause Process (computing) Speech act Non-finite clause Computer science Sociology Philosophy Artificial intelligence Qualitative research Sentence Programming language
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