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Chapter 1. Introduction

  • Bernard Comrie

Abstract

This Introduction highlights some of the recurrent themes of the volume, in particular two diachronic paths: (i) resultative > perfect > perfective past; (ii) relaxation of an initial constraint restricting the perfect to results attributed to the patient. The latter leads to a discussion of be and have perfects, including English and Dutch data that point to important methodological caveats.

Abstract

This Introduction highlights some of the recurrent themes of the volume, in particular two diachronic paths: (i) resultative > perfect > perfective past; (ii) relaxation of an initial constraint restricting the perfect to results attributed to the patient. The latter leads to a discussion of be and have perfects, including English and Dutch data that point to important methodological caveats.

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