The Sequence of Tense in Future Domain

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1 Professor of Linguistics Department, Faculty of Literature and Humanities Science, Tehran University.

2 Phd. Student, Payame noor University, Tehran

3 accistant

4 assistant

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This study is some attempt to realize the temporal order or relations of situations in Persian what traditionally known as “Sequence of Tense” (SOT). Declerck's theory (1991a), together with particular Semantics and pragmatics coming from Grice's conversation Maxims, helps us to provide proper hypothesis to answer SOT questions. According  to the hypothesis, subclause situation is shown in unmarked case by relative tense and in marked case by absolute tense. Investigting tense relations in future domain involves more edges of the theory. Priority in this domain is shown with past or present perfect, simultaneity with present, and posteriority with future or futurish forms. Each of these tense forms can be central orientation time of a new domain and create a subdomain. All rules governing on extending tense domains are also used in extending subdomains. In addition to indirect speech, the explanatory force of this analysis is visible in the other kinds of complex sentences even independent ones which following each other

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Journal of Foreign Language Research
Volume 7, Issue 2
February 2018
Pages 377-404

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