non-pastadj.n.

Brit.

/nɒnˈpɑːst/,

/nɒnˈpast/, U.S.

/ˈnɑnˈpæst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, past adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + past adj.

Chiefly Grammar.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating a tense not expressing a past action or state, esp. the present tense, or the present and future tense. Also, of time: that is referred to by the use of such a tense; present or future.

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non-past1946

1946 Language 22 213 The non-past indicative of the copula, dá, is replaced by a zero alternant (i.e. drops out).

1962 S. E. Martin in F. W. Householder & S. Saporta Probl. Lexicogr. 157 In many parts of the world, verbs are usually entered under the plain present (or non-past) form.

1971 Archivum Linguisticum 2 25 It is important to notice that [in Classical Latin] both potential and unreal conditions could refer to past and to non-past time.

1991 Amer. Speech 66 293 Given a progressive verb and a habitual nonpast environment, some of the EPA speakers use invariant be₂ consistently.

B. n.

A non-past tense; (also) non-past time, the present.

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non-past1951

1951 G. L. Trager & H. L. Smith Outl. Eng. Struct. ii. 60 Verbs are inflected for 3D Person SG. Non-past, Past, Past Participle, Present Participle.

1966 Amer. Speech 41 201 The present, which many structuralists have preferred to call the ‘nonpast’.

1972 Language 48 473 One feature of emphatic transformations from verbal bases is the replacement of the verb form of the base clause by an emphatic form; this is a special form in the non-past or past corresponding to the simple forms in the same tenses.

1984 Amer. Speech Spring 5 The event can occur in the past or nonpast.

1993 Appl. Linguistics 14 183 It might be significant that there are no lines with propose in the non-past.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-past
释义	non-pastadj.n. Brit. /nɒnˈpɑːst/, /nɒnˈpast/, U.S. /ˈnɑnˈpæst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, past adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + past adj. Chiefly Grammar. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating a tense not expressing a past action or state, esp. the present tense, or the present and future tense. Also, of time: that is referred to by the use of such a tense; present or future. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > tense > [adjective] > past > not non-past1946 1946 Language 22 213 The non-past indicative of the copula, dá, is replaced by a zero alternant (i.e. drops out). 1962 S. E. Martin in F. W. Householder & S. Saporta Probl. Lexicogr. 157 In many parts of the world, verbs are usually entered under the plain present (or non-past) form. 1971 Archivum Linguisticum 2 25 It is important to notice that [in Classical Latin] both potential and unreal conditions could refer to past and to non-past time. 1991 Amer. Speech 66 293 Given a progressive verb and a habitual nonpast environment, some of the EPA speakers use invariant be₂ consistently. B. n. A non-past tense; (also) non-past time, the present. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > tense > [noun] > past > not non-past1951 1951 G. L. Trager & H. L. Smith Outl. Eng. Struct. ii. 60 Verbs are inflected for 3D Person SG. Non-past, Past, Past Participle, Present Participle. 1966 Amer. Speech 41 201 The present, which many structuralists have preferred to call the ‘nonpast’. 1972 Language 48 473 One feature of emphatic transformations from verbal bases is the replacement of the verb form of the base clause by an emphatic form; this is a special form in the non-past or past corresponding to the simple forms in the same tenses. 1984 Amer. Speech Spring 5 The event can occur in the past or nonpast. 1993 Appl. Linguistics 14 183 It might be significant that there are no lines with propose in the non-past. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1946
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