This book explores the gap that has developed between two sides in linguistics: the formal tradition and the functional tradition. It discusses fundamental issues such as tense, aspect and action by examining and comparing insights from the two traditions with a view to determining whether there are any possibilities of future bridge-building between the two approaches.
This study focuses on comparing the actual output of different linguistic approaches and examines their ‘usefulness’. A major aim is, therefore, to evaluate and identify the most useful approach.
Christian Heyde Petersen
bridge between two approaches Categories Derivations Englisch Formal formal traditions Functional functional tradition Funktionale Grammatik Heyde Perspectives Petersen Related Tempus Tense