Publications

Publication details [#5300]

Kamp, Hans and Christian Rohrer. 1983. Tense in texts. In Bäuerle, Rainer, Christoph Schwarze and Arnim Von Stechow, eds. Meaning, use, and interpretation of language. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 250–269.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

point of view | tense | text organization

Annotation

An inquiry into the temporal structure and organization of texts, in an attempt to provide a theory for the use and meaning of particular tense forms. Crucial is the introduction of the concepts of reference point and temporal perspective.