consecutio temporum en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɒnsəˈkjuːʃiəʊ ˌtɛmˈpɔːɹəm/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnsecūtiō temporum (“sequence of tenses”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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 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: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 clause only.
1988, L. J. de Regt, A Parametric Model for Syntactic Studies of a Textual Corpus, Van Gorcum, page 50:This analysis involves the Latin rules for consecutio temporum and deviations from these rules. The Latin rules concerning consecutio temporum are not strictly followed in non-direct speech and thought representation, as many grammars observe.
2017, Suzanne M. Adema, Speech and Thought in Latin War Narratives, BRILL, page 40:
Synonyms
succession of tenses · agreement of tenses · sequence of tenses · tense harmony
Translations (16)
fr concordance des temps (sequence of tenses) · fi consecutio temporum (sequence of tenses) · hu igeidő-egyeztetés (sequence of tenses) · de Consecutio Temporum (sequence of tenses) · ko 시제의 일치 (sequence of tenses) · sv tempusharmoni (sequence of tenses) · ru согласова́ние времён (sequence of tenses) · pl następstwo czasów (sequence of tenses) · ja 時制の一致 (sequence of tenses) · cs časová souslednost (sequence of tenses) · nl consecutio temporum (sequence of tenses) · el ακολουθία των χρόνων (sequence of tenses) · it consecutio temporum (sequence of tenses) · la cōnsecūtiō temporum (sequence of tenses) · cmn 時態序列 /时态序列 (sequence of tenses) · it concordanza dei tempi (sequence of tenses)