文章基本信息

标题：Kritisadhak Bakye Kriyar Kalrup: Ingraji o Banglar Ekti Tulonamulok Alochona
本地全文：下载
作者：Dr. Goutam Kumar Nag
期刊名称：International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies
印刷版ISSN：2349-6711
电子版ISSN：2349-6959
出版年度：2016
期号：6880
页码：6-18
语种：
出版社：Scholar Publications
摘要：In the present paper we have undertaken a comparative study of the tense forms used in performative sentences in English and Bengali. In English only one tense form is admissible in such cases namely simple present, which is in perfect conformity with the very definition of performitivity. However the problem of performitivity was never studied in traditional Bengali grammar. A preliminary observation of the translation of performative sentences from English reveals that in Bengali three different tense forms which have been traditionally assimilated to simple present, present continuous and simple past of English are used in performative sentences. Hence apparently none of these verb forms fulfill the criteria for performative usage. To explain this apparent anomaly we have carried out an in depth study of performative sentences in Bengali and highlighted the underlying mechanism for functioning of each of the aforesaid tense forms. Then we have brought out the factors that account for the divergence in the functioning of the verbal systems of the two languages. Key Words: performative, tense, apparent anomaly, traditional grammar, comparative study