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| The English Progressive within the Adaptation Theory：A Pragmatic Perspective |
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Abstract Many explanations have been given to the causes of the polysemy of the English progressive aspect,like attributing its polysemy to its semantic functions as being a ＂stativizer＂,＂cancel boundedness＂ or ＂expand＂.The polysemy of the English progressive aspect results from the interlocutors＇ adaptation to contexts.The richness of contexts demands variety and strategy in employing the progressive,which indicates that the analysis and interpretation of the progressive can only be possible within its contexts.The progressive is embedded with the property of contextuality,which calls forth its linguistic function as the background at the structural level.The linguistic adjustment further demonstrates interlocutors＇ ready adaptation to contexts.
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