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Defining the potential meaning of the Verbal -ing in English

Patrick Duffley

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Patrick Duffley

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As a form belonging to the quasi-nominal mood in the English verb system, the -ing has been defined with respect to the other forms of this mood, the infinitive and the past participle, as representing an event which is referred to some point in time falling between its beginning and its end. This definition has proved extremely valuable for explaining the vast array of uses of the so-called “Progressive form” of the verb in English (see Hirtle 1967, 1986, 1990). When applied to the gerundive uses of the -ing form, however, it raises a number of serious problems. The aim of this paper will be to discuss some of these and to evoke a hypothesis which might provide a way of unifying the participial and gerundive uses of the -ing form.

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6e Colloque de psychomécanique du langage

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6e Colloque de psychomécanique du langage

Hôte : Université du Québec à Rimouski

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