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The endless progressive

The endless progressive Abstract Few grammatical problems in English have attracted as much attention as the progressive, and as yet no consensus is in sight. Yet some theories (or explanations) have gained much wider acceptance than others, and it seems useful to take a closer look at these in order to appreciate their value as well as the apparent difficulties which have prevented them from becoming universally accepted. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Linguistica Hafniensia: International Taylor & Francis

The endless progressive

Acta Linguistica Hafniensia: International , Volume 32 (1): 15 – Jan 1, 2000
15 pages

The endless progressive

Abstract

Abstract Few grammatical problems in English have attracted as much attention as the progressive, and as yet no consensus is in sight. Yet some theories (or explanations) have gained much wider acceptance than others, and it seems useful to take a closer look at these in order to appreciate their value as well as the apparent difficulties which have prevented them from becoming universally accepted.
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
ISSN
1949-0763
eISSN
0374-0463
DOI
10.1080/03740463.2000.10412304
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Abstract

Abstract Few grammatical problems in English have attracted as much attention as the progressive, and as yet no consensus is in sight. Yet some theories (or explanations) have gained much wider acceptance than others, and it seems useful to take a closer look at these in order to appreciate their value as well as the apparent difficulties which have prevented them from becoming universally accepted.

Journal

Acta Linguistica Hafniensia: InternationalTaylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 2000

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