The two be 's of English
This qualitative study investigates the uses of be in Contemporary English. Based on this study, one easy claim and one more difficult claim are proposed. The easy claim is that the traditional distinction between be as a lexical verb and be as an auxiliary is faulty. In particular, 'copular-be...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Isfahan
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Applied Research on English Language |
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| Online Access: | http://are.ui.ac.ir/article_15468_9f551807683f143c670f490a304a16f4.pdf |