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The pragmatics of the be + after + V-ing construction in Irish English (Pre-published version)

O'Keeffe, Anne; Amador-Moreno, Carolina P. (Mouton de Gruyter, 2009)

This paper looks at a well-documented form in Irish English, ‘be after + Verb-ing’ (e.g. ‘He's after forgetting to pay her’) which roughly equates to the present perfect aspect in Standard English. The structure, a calque ...