The Meaning and Discourse Function of the Past Tense in English.
The Meaning and Discourse Function of the Past Tense in English.
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英语过去时的意义和语篇功能。
DOI：
10.2307/3586544
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发表时间：
1986
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影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
E. Riddle
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作者：
E. Riddle
过去时的使用经常不一致，即使是非常高级的ESL学习者。在这篇文章中，我们认为问题的一个主要原因是教师和学生没有认识到说话者在进行言语行为时的观点和目的在多大程度上决定了实际话语中现在时和过去时的选择。通过对过去时的意义和话语功能的分析，对过去时的教学和实践提出了建议。
The past tense is often used inconsistently, even by very advanced ESL learners. In this article, it is suggested that a major cause of the problem is a failure by teachers and students to recognize the extent to which a speaker's point of view and purpose in performing a speech act condition the choice between the present and past tenses in actual discourse. Following an analysis of the meaning and discourse function of the past tense, suggestions are offered for teaching and practicing this tense in context.