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La organización de los sistemas temporales del español y del polaco: análisis contrastivo de los tiempos verbales
The Temporal Organization of the Spanish and Polish Language Systems: Contrastive Analysis of Tenses

Author(s): Wiaczesław Nowikow
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: tenses; Spanish vs Polish; contrastive Analysis; typology

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses differences between Polish and Spanish tense systems. It takes into account parameters such as the quantity and the systemic organization of time (temporary relationship and reference), the existence of the compound tenses subsystem, temporal mono- and biaxiality; dislocation (displacement) of tenses. The comparison is performed by considering the typological differences between Spanish and Polish languages.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 119-134
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Spanish