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consecutio temporum

/ˌkɒnsəˈkjuːʃiəʊ ˌtɛmˈpɔːɹəm/

consecutio temporum noun: 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.

Noun

consecutio temporum (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    • 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...1988, L. J. de Regt, A Parametric Model for Syntactic Studies of a Textual Corpus, Van Gorcum, page 50
    • 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.1993, Language and Linguistics in Melanesia: Journal of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea, Volume 24, Issue 2, page 209

Synonyms of consecutio temporum

Origin of consecutio temporum

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

Questions about consecutio temporum

What does consecutio temporum mean?
Consecutio temporum means 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.
What part of speech is consecutio temporum?
Consecutio temporum is a noun.
How do you pronounce consecutio temporum?
Consecutio temporum is pronounced /ˌkɒnsəˈkjuːʃiəʊ ˌtɛmˈpɔːɹəm/.

Words near consecutio temporum in the dictionary

  1. consectators
  2. consecute
  3. consecuted
  4. consecutes
  5. consecuting
  6. consecutio temporum
  7. consecution
  8. consecutions
  9. consecutive
  10. consecutive fifths
  11. consecutive interpretation

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