Glossary term C

Close Future Tense

Close future tense is a tense that refers to a time shortly after the moment of utterance.

Close future tense typically refers to a time within a span ranging through the end of the time culturally defined as "tomorrow."

  1. Dahl 1985, 121
  2. Comrie 1985b, 94
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