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dmb
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 Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject: Verb tense frequency |
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I have been trying to find a link that is just a simple table of each verb tense and what percentage of use it is. This is the best I can come up with.
http://bible.ovc.edu/terry/dissertation/u-5_5-influence.htm
Not very good is it?
Can anyone help?
(No comments about there are only 2 verb tenses in English) |
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Baba Alex
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: Verb tense frequency |
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| dmb wrote: |
I have been trying to find a link that is just a simple table of each verb tense and what percentage of use it is. This is the best I can come up with.
http://bible.ovc.edu/terry/dissertation/u-5_5-influence.htm
Not very good is it?
Can anyone help?
(No comments about there are only 2 verb tenses in English) |
Actually, I commented on the another thread about recording actual conversations between fluent speakers. I'm planning on doing a few of them on different subjects / situations, then getting my advanced classes to analysis them to check such things.
Other than that, it must of course have so many varients, 'Situation' 'Personality' 'Upbringing' 'Topic' 'Dogs' |
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dmb
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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| recording actual conversations between fluent speakers |
I did this once and had to write out the conversations phonetically and mark intonation patterns. It was sooooo boring and pointless... I think |
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Baba Alex
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| dmb wrote: |
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| recording actual conversations between fluent speakers |
I did this once and had to write out the conversations phonetically and mark intonation patterns. It was sooooo boring and pointless... I think |
OOOH de fonetik alfabet, nasty |
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dmb
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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| It's not nasty, just boring. Has anyone successfully used phonetics in their teaching. Maybe the shwa but nothing else. |
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