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This document summarizes a presentation on tense and temporal expressions in Papua New Guinea languages. The presentation compares tense systems and temporal expressions in four languages: Amele, Jabêm, Manambu, and Tok Pisin. It finds that Amele and Manambu have the most complex tense systems, expressed through verbal inflections, while Jabêm lacks tense marking. It also finds that Manambu uses the most grammaticalized forms like cases to express temporal notions, making it the most complex, while Jabêm an
- Author
- Masahiko Nose
- Language
- EN