Definitions
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- noun grammar The changing of the
tense of averb frompresent topast inreported speech . - noun statistics A
function on astochastic process whose value on anyrandom variable is the preceding random variable in the process. - verb grammar, transitive To change the
tense of averb frompresent topast inreported speech .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Merry Christmas (inasmuch as my Christmas backshift can be merry) … ..
Merry Christmas! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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The clutch kit also allows the CVT system to upshift and backshift more effortlessly due to its consistent belt tension.
Power Up Your 4x4 2006
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The clutch kit also allows the CVT system to upshift and backshift more effortlessly due to its consistent belt tension.
Power Up Your 4x4 2006
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#41 Errata: “Cor” and “cor” both refer to the cross correlation between two time series; “backup operator” should be “backshift operator”.
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The equation for fractional differencing involves the binomial expansion of , where represents the “backshift” operator.
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The equation for fractional differencing involves the binomial expansion of , where represents the “backshift” operator.
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The equation for fractional differencing involves the binomial expansion of latex B / tex represents the “backshift” operator.
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He was waiting for the backshift workers to be clear and well on their way home before making a move.
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2001
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Masochist that he was, he quite liked the Saturday backshift.
Mortal Causes Rankin, Ian 1994
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Y. cagnagellus is supportive of a former association with Rosaceae and therefore its present association with Celastraceae might very well be a backshift
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hubert Turner et al. 2010
hernesheir commented on the word backshift
I heard her say "Who knew?".
April 17, 2011
rolig commented on the word backshift
I would punctuate this differently: I heard her say, "Who knew?" – no full stop necessary. But more to the point, this does not really illustrate the backshift, at least not as I understand it. A better illustration would be if she asks, "Who knows about the affair?" one might report this as:
She asked who knew about the affair.
The present tense of the direct speech has been backshifted to the preterite of the reported speech.
May 20, 2011