The uses of the present tense in headlines

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The uses of the present tense in headlines

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The article explores ways the present tense is used in newspaper headlines and explain what function this tense plays. It reports the results of a small study undertaken in order to reveal the general tendencies and patterns of some of the more frequentsentence types used as headlines. The canonical use of the present tense to report past actions is noted and explained with reference to standard grammar. The material under investigation has also indicated a tendency to use the present simple tense in headlines made up of complex sentences, where it occurs in subordinate clauses introducing the circumstances for a more important event expressed non-verbally. The reference of the present tense to past time is explained in view of its universal referencewithin the system of English tenses, its role as an "internal evaluation device" in narrative and the support it lends to the interpersonal function of headlines.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The uses of the present tense in headlines

Popis výsledku anglicky

The article explores ways the present tense is used in newspaper headlines and explain what function this tense plays. It reports the results of a small study undertaken in order to reveal the general tendencies and patterns of some of the more frequentsentence types used as headlines. The canonical use of the present tense to report past actions is noted and explained with reference to standard grammar. The material under investigation has also indicated a tendency to use the present simple tense in headlines made up of complex sentences, where it occurs in subordinate clauses introducing the circumstances for a more important event expressed non-verbally. The reference of the present tense to past time is explained in view of its universal referencewithin the system of English tenses, its role as an "internal evaluation device" in narrative and the support it lends to the interpersonal function of headlines.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

AI - Jazykověda

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2003

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Theory and Practice in English Studies, Volume 1

ISBN

80-210-3283-9

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

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Název nakladatele

Masaryk University

Místo vydání

Brno

Místo konání akce

Brno

Datum konání akce

1. 1. 2002

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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