Aspect and modality in Indonesian The case of sudah, telah, pernah, and sempat
In this paper, I describe four Indonesian aspect markers, sudah, telah, pernah, and sempat, showing that the main opposition between them relies not only on their aspectual meanings, but also on the various modalities they express. The opposition between the very frequent markers sudah and telah is...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Indonesia
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia |
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| Online Access: | http://wacana.ui.ac.id/index.php/wjhi/article/view/117 |