consecutio temporum

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsecūtiō temporum (“sequence of tenses”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɒnsəˈkjuːʃiəʊ ˌtɛmˈpɔːɹəm/

Noun

consecutio temporum (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics, grammar) A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of rules.
    Synonyms: agreement of tenses, sequence of tenses, succession of tenses, tense harmony
    Hyponym: backshift
    • 1988, L. J. de Regt, A Parametric Model for Syntactic Studies of a Textual Corpus, Van Gorcum, page 50:
      The consecutio temporum is constituted by the connections between clauses and their verb forms. […] The connections that have been determined with respect to the consecutio temporum depend on the assumption that there are larger groups of clauses in the text than combinations of main and subordinate clause only.
    • 1993, Language and Linguistics in Melanesia: Journal of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea, Volume 24, Issue 2, page 209:
      The problem as expressed by the informant, then, is to explain the difference in consecutio temporum between the second and the last sentence (highlighted in bold in (14)). The consecutio temporum in the second sentence stresses the contrast, the meeting of two different actions.
    • 2017, Suzanne M. Adema, Speech and Thought in Latin War Narratives, BRILL, page 40:
      This analysis involves the Latin rules for consecutio temporum and deviations from these rules. The Latin rules concerning consecutio temporum are not strictly followed in non-direct speech and thought representation, as many grammars observe.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin cōnsecūtiō temporum (“sequence of tenses”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔn.seːˌku.tsi.oː ˈtɛm.poː.rum/

Noun

consecutio temporum f (uncountable)

  1. (grammar) consecutio temporum, sequence of tenses

Italian

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cōnsecūtiō temporum (“sequence of tenses”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.seˈkut.t͡sjo ˈtɛm.po.rum/

Noun

consecutio temporum f (uncountable)

  1. (grammar) consecutio temporum, sequence of tenses
    Synonym: concordanza dei tempi
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