Retrospective languages tend toward finer temporal gradation in the past than in the future and prospective languages tend toward no or equal gradation of past and future tenses.
Standardized
Retrospective languages tend toward finer temporal gradation in the past than in the future and prospective languages tend toward no or equal gradation of past and future tenses.
If a present tense may ordinarily mark a Moment of speech (MOS) future or if the latter may be unmarked, the system is prospective.If a present tense may ordinarily mark a MOS past or if the latter may be unmarked, the system is retrospective.
If a present tense may ordinarily mark a Moment of speech (MOS) future or if the latter may be unmarked, the system is prospective.If a present tense may ordinarily mark a MOS past or if the latter may be unmarked, the system is retrospective.