Table of contents
MapVIII
AbbreviationsIX
List of TablesX
List of FiguresXII
AcknowledgementsXIII
1. Introduction1
2. Methodology5
3 .Sociohistory and Sociolinguistics31
4. Past Temporal Reference: Categories, Meanings, and Uses65
5. Past Marking by Verb Inflection117
6. Conclusion221
Appendix225
References229
Index249
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