What is hesternal past tense?

Definition
	Hesternal past tense is a past tense that refers to a time that is located somewhere in the span beginning with the period defined culturally as "yesterday" and extends back through some period that is considered nonremote.

Generic
	A hesternal past tense is a kind of
	What is past tense?

Sources
	Comrie 1985b 87–88
	Dahl 1985 126

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Concept module: hesternal past tense
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