Time

1. Introduction
2. Basic axis
         a) Past
         b) Present
         c) Future
         d) Non-manual component
3. Anaphoric axis
4. Sequential axis
5. Other

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See the importance of non-manual signs accompanying temporal signs in order to emphasize a distant past or future regarding the present, and also a short time.

    "Many, many years ago Barcelona only had 200,000 inhabitants."
    "I travelled to Denmark a very short time ago."
    "I'll buy a computer shortly."
    "A long time from now, people will live on the moon."
    "Maria left this minute."