Dulcie M Engel
Biographic Data
| ID | 3843263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dulcie M Engel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dulcie M |
| FAMILY NAME | Engel |
| SIGNATURE | ENGEL D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swansea University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
"Vivid narrative use" and the meaning of the present perfect in spoken Australian English
This article examines the use of the present perfect (PP) in Australian English using a corpus of stories told during radio chat-show programs and news reports. We find that the PP is used (i) as a narrative tense in spoken texts both with and without narrative present (NarPres); (ii) in sequences of clauses expressing temporal progression; and (iii) with some definite temporal adverbials denoting past time. Such uses are either unusual or unacce…
Second Language Syntax
The Use of the Present Perfect in Australian English
This paper describes and discusses the use of the present perfect in Australian English which, when compared to uses in other varieties of English, is found in a broader range of contexts. Examination of data collected mainly from radio news programs and chat shows reveals that the present perfect in Australian English is used: (1) in combination with past temporal adverbials; (2) in sequences indicating narrative progression; (3) in alternation …
Le passé du passé
Arising from the author's research on the usage of passé simple (PS) and passé composé (PC), this paper outlines a study of the role of passé antérieur (PA), plus-que-parfait (PQP) and passé surcomposé (PSC) respectively, and their positions in the current tense system vis-à-vis other forms. Using the technique of native speaker testing, a pattern of distribution emerges, and we can ask ourselves to what extent these forms fulfil the same or diff…
Tense and Text
The survival of the French passé simple
The Use of the Present Perfect in Australian English
This paper describes and discusses the use of the present perfect in Australian English which, when compared to uses in other varieties of English, is found in a broader range of contexts. Examination of data collected mainly from radio news programs and chat shows reveals that the present perfect in Australian English is used: (1) in combination with past temporal adverbials; (2) in sequences indicating narrative progression; (3) in alternation …
"Vivid narrative use" and the meaning of the present perfect in spoken Australian English
This article examines the use of the present perfect (PP) in Australian English using a corpus of stories told during radio chat-show programs and news reports. We find that the PP is used (i) as a narrative tense in spoken texts both with and without narrative present (NarPres); (ii) in sequences of clauses expressing temporal progression; and (iii) with some definite temporal adverbials denoting past time. Such uses are either unusual or unacce…
Second Language Syntax
The survival of the French passé simple
Tense and Text
Le passé du passé
Arising from the author's research on the usage of passé simple (PS) and passé composé (PC), this paper outlines a study of the role of passé antérieur (PA), plus-que-parfait (PQP) and passé surcomposé (PSC) respectively, and their positions in the current tense system vis-à-vis other forms. Using the technique of native speaker testing, a pattern of distribution emerges, and we can ask ourselves to what extent these forms fulfil the same or diff…
The Use of the Present Perfect in Australian English
This paper describes and discusses the use of the present perfect in Australian English which, when compared to uses in other varieties of English, is found in a broader range of contexts. Examination of data collected mainly from radio news programs and chat shows reveals that the present perfect in Australian English is used: (1) in combination with past temporal adverbials; (2) in sequences indicating narrative progression; (3) in alternation …
Second Language Syntax
"Vivid narrative use" and the meaning of the present perfect in spoken Australian English
This article examines the use of the present perfect (PP) in Australian English using a corpus of stories told during radio chat-show programs and news reports. We find that the PP is used (i) as a narrative tense in spoken texts both with and without narrative present (NarPres); (ii) in sequences of clauses expressing temporal progression; and (iii) with some definite temporal adverbials denoting past time. Such uses are either unusual or unacce…
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