Glossary term P

Perfect Of Recent Past

A perfect of recent past is a grammaticalization of the current relevance of a state or event, occurring before the moment of utterance, which is relevant due to its proximity in time to the moment of utterance.

(English)

He has just arrived.

  1. Comrie 1976a, 60–61
Explore the bibliography

Find a term or reference

Try “phonology”, “evidentiality”, or “Crystal”. esc to close.