What the Literary Critic Can Do for the Linguist: An Outsider's Look at the English Verb

A literary approach to text is outlined, directed at providing a novel approach for linguists. A brief section from V. Woolf's The Waves is analyzed with emphasis on the use of progressive & simple V forms. The two major linguistic models used for explaining the progressive are argued to be inadequate, & the need for a broader frame of reference is discussed. 4 References. B. Annesser