Yesterday (time)

Yesterday is a temporal construct of the relative past; literally of the day before today, or figuratively of earlier periods or times, often but not always within living memory.

Philosophy

Philosophers have treated "yesterday" in various ways including as a relative but distinct concept of time. For example, John Locke in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 1760 treated the concept of "yesterday" as follows:

In Chinese philosophy also the meaning of "today" and "yesterday" is relative to contexts.

In the rhetoric of history "yesterday" can refer to the life framework of a past era, such as the example in literature of memory recalled from a previous, but now lost, lifestyle or society, such as recent colonial life.

Learning and language

The concepts of "yesterday", "today" and "tomorrow" are among the first relative time concepts acquired by infants. In language a distinctive noun or adverb for "yesterday" is present in most but not all languages, though languages with ambiguity in vocabulary also have other ways to distinguish the immediate past and immediate future. "Yesterday" is also a relative term and concept in grammar and syntax.

Yesterday

Yesterday or yesterdays may refer to:

Books

Music

Songs

Spirit (Leona Lewis album)

Spirit is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis, released by Syco Music in November 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, followed by a worldwide release during early 2008. After winning the third series of reality singing contest The X Factor in December 2006, Lewis began recording the album in Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States, working with a variety of writers and producers. Critics praised the album for creating a contemporary album using such a variety of producers, and for showcasing Lewis's voice, though criticised her "lack of personality". The release of the album marked Lewis as the first winner of a major television talent show in both the UK and US to be given a major global launch with a debut album.

The album debuted at number one in nine countries, including the United Kingdom, United States and Germany, and peaked in the top five in a further eight countries. It held the record for the biggest digital album sales in a week ever for a new artist. The album was the sixth biggest selling of 2008 in the world, as according to the IFPI. It has gone on to sell over 8 million copies worldwide, and was the fourth best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK, where it has since sold over 3.12 million copies and remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist.

Yesterday (1985 film)

Yesterday is a 1985 Polish drama film directed by Radosław Piwowarski. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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