Tracks of change and continuity in a linguistic enclave: The grammaticalization of the present perfect in English

Tagliamonte, Sali A.

doi:10.1075/slcs.53.16tag

In:Pathways of Change: Grammaticalization in English
Edited by Olga Fischer, Anette Rosenbach and Dieter Stein
[Studies in Language Companion Series 53] 2000
► pp. 329–354

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The grammaticalization of the present perfect in English

Tracks of change and continuity in a linguistic enclave

Sali A. Tagliamonte | University of York

Published online: 13 November 2000

https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.53.16tag

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