The syntax of time arguments Export

@article{citeulike:3906191, abstract = {This paper develops a model of temporal interpretation based on the following three theses. (i) Tenses, aspects and time adverbs (uniformly analyzed as covert/overt PPs) are spatiotemporal predicates projecting their time-denoting arguments into the syntax as Zeit -phrases (sections 1 and 2). (ii) The time intervals projected into the syntax as either covert arguments of tenses and aspects, or as overt arguments of temporal prepositions can, just as any DP, be restrictively modified and enter into anaphoric dependencies—where anaphora is construed as either covaluation or (semantic) binding. In simple tenses, covaluation between the external and internal arguments of Aspect yields perfective aspect, whereas semantic binding yields neutral aspect (sections 3 and 4). (iii) Temporal interpretation involves computing ordering relations and anaphoric dependencies between time intervals. Temporal computation is subject to economy conditions governing (the representations generated at) each step of a given temporal derivation (section 5).}, author = {Demirdache, H. and Uribeetxebarria, M.}, citeulike-article-id = {3906191}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2005.07.006}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0024384105001154}, doi = {10.1016/j.lingua.2005.07.006}, issn = {00243841}, journal = {Lingua}, keywords = {aspect, semantics, syntax, tense}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {330--366}, posted-at = {2009-01-18 17:14:48}, priority = {2}, title = {The syntax of time arguments}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2005.07.006}, volume = {117}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3906191 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3906191 N2 - This paper develops a model of temporal interpretation based on the following three theses. (i) Tenses, aspects and time adverbs (uniformly analyzed as covert/overt PPs) are spatiotemporal predicates projecting their time-denoting arguments into the syntax as Zeit -phrases (sections 1 and 2). (ii) The time intervals projected into the syntax as either covert arguments of tenses and aspects, or as overt arguments of temporal prepositions can, just as any DP, be restrictively modified and enter into anaphoric dependencies—where anaphora is construed as either covaluation or (semantic) binding. In simple tenses, covaluation between the external and internal arguments of Aspect yields perfective aspect, whereas semantic binding yields neutral aspect (sections 3 and 4). (iii) Temporal interpretation involves computing ordering relations and anaphoric dependencies between time intervals. Temporal computation is subject to economy conditions governing (the representations generated at) each step of a given temporal derivation (section 5). IS - 2 JF - Lingua SN - 00243841 EP - 366 TI - The syntax of time arguments VL - 117 SP - 330 KW - aspect KW - semantics KW - syntax KW - tense AU - Demirdache, H AU - Uribeetxebarria, M PY - 2007/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2005.07.006 ER -