On the non-identity of morphological tense and temporal interpretation

1989 ◽  
pp. 479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Zagona
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Interpretation

Localizing cross-linguistic variation in Tense systems: On telicity and stativity in Swedish and English

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-70
Author(s):  
Björn Lundquist
Keyword(s):  
Romance Languages ◽  
Linguistic Variation ◽  
Verb Morphology ◽  
Reference Time ◽  
Lexical Aspect ◽  
Temporal Interpretation ◽  
Viewpoint Aspect ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Made In

It is well known that the aktionsart/lexical aspect of a predicate influences the temporal interpretation and the aspectual marking of a sentence, and also that languages differ with respect to which aktionsart properties feed into the tense-aspect system (see e.g. Bohnemeyer & Swift 2004). In this paper, I try to pin down the exact locus of variation between languages where the stative–dynamic distinction is mainly grammaticized (e.g. English, Saamáka) and languages where the telic–atelic distinction is mainly grammaticized (e.g. Swedish, Chinese and Russian). The focus will be on the differences between English and Swedish, and I will argue that these two languages crucially differ in the nature of Assertion Time (or Topic/Reference Time, Klein 1994, Demirdache & Uribe-Etxebarria 2000): whereas the assertion time in English is always punctual in imperfective contexts, assertion time in Swedish can extend to include minimal stages of events. The Assertion Time is introduced by a (viewpoint) aspect head that is present in both languages, but not phonologically realized. The difference can thus not be ascribed to the presence or absence of overt tense, aspect or verb morphology, or to a special tense value, as argued in one way or other by, for example, Giorgi & Pianesi (1997), Demirdache & Uribe-Etxebarria (2000) and Ramchand (2012). Once this factor (i.e. the nature of Assertion Time) has been isolated, it becomes evident that all verbs in English and Swedish, regardless of telicity or dynamicity, can be assigned either a perfective or an imperfective value. Moreover, I will argue that the English progressive–non-progressive (or ‘simple’) distinction is independent of viewpoint aspect (i.e. the perfective– imperfective distinction) made in, for example, the Romance languages.

scholarly journals On the Temporal and Aspectual Value of Modern Eastern Armenian Aorist: A Comparative Perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-2 (12)) ◽  
pp. 151-170
Author(s):  
Alessandra Giorgi ◽  
Sona Haroutyunian
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
First Person ◽  
Temporal Interpretation ◽  
Semantic Properties

In this research we study some syntactic and semantic properties of the Modern Eastern Armenian aorist by comparing it to similar verbal forms in English and Italian. We argue that the temporal interpretation of the aorist is not a primitive property, but derives from its main aspectual characteristic, i.e. perfectivity. This hypothesis is further supported by the analysis of the futural value expressed in certain contexts by means of the first person aorist form.

Subordination and Coordination

2019 ◽  
pp. 438-460
Author(s):  
Thomas Egan
Keyword(s):  
Main Clause ◽  
Subordinate Clauses ◽  
Temporal Interpretation

This chapter describes the forms and functions of the main types of subordinate clauses, as well as various types of both phrasal and clausal coordination. The two main types of subordination, modification and complementation, are distinguished in relation to both finite and non-finite subordinate clauses. Various means of signalling subordination are described. It is shown how subordinate non-finite clauses, which lack primary tense, are largely dependent on the main clause predicate for their temporal interpretation, and how understood subjects in subordinate clauses may be coreferential with various nominals in the main clause. As for coordination, both bare heads and heads with dependents may be coordinated and, although we normally coordinate like with like, the items being coordinated do not necessarily have to be identical in form, nor indeed in function. Some constructions are discussed that straddle the binary distinction between coordination and subordination.

scholarly journals Gerunds in Greek

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Structure ◽  
Temporal Interpretation

AbstractThis paper discusses the properties of Greek V-ondas forms, referred to as gerunds in Holton et al. (1997). It is argued that the clauses in which they occur are adjuncts with a reduced functional structure. Their temporal interpretation will be shown to illustrate the underspecified status of the features of the V-ondas complex as well as the truncated structure of the clause in which it occurs. The position and interpretation of subjects of gerunds will be argued to follow from (a) the inflectional underspecification of gerunds and (b) the pragmatic nature of control.

scholarly journals Declarative Framework for Semantical Interpretations of Structured Information — An Applicative Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 451-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Haar ◽  
Salim Perchy ◽  
Frank Valencia
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Boolean Algebra ◽  
Structural Feature ◽  
Entry Point ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Algebraic Models ◽  
Logical Language ◽  
Constraint Systems ◽  
Temporal Interpretation ◽  
Structured Information

We study the applicability of declarative models to encode and describe structured information by means of semantics. Specifically, we introduce D-SPACES, an implementation of constraint systems with space and extrusion operators. Constraint systems are algebraic models that allow for a semantic language-like representation of information in systems where the concept of space is a primary structural feature. We mainly give this information an epistemic or temporal interpretation and consider various agents as entities acting upon it. D-SPACES is coded as a c++ library providing implementations of constraint systems, space functions and extrusion functions. The interfaces to access each implementation are minimal and thoroughly documented. D-SPACES also provides property-checking methods as well as an implementation of a specific type of constraint systems (a boolean algebra). This last implementation serves as an entry point for quick access and proof of concept when using these models. Finally, we show the applicability of this framework with two examples; a scenario in the form of a social network where users post their beliefs and utter their opinions, and a semantical interpretation of a logical language to express time behaviors and properties.

Airborne-pollen maps for olive-growing areas throughout the Mediterranean region: spatio-temporal interpretation

Aerobiologia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fátima Aguilera ◽  
Ali Ben Dhiab ◽  
Monji Msallem ◽  
Fabio Orlandi ◽  
Tommaso Bonofiglio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Airborne Pollen ◽  
Temporal Interpretation ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Temporal interpretation in Hausa

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Mucha
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Interpretation
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