Abstract
Sphere semantics is based on Tarski’s geometry of solids. It is evoked here to provide semantics for natural-language aspect, in particular the English progressive. Three virtues are argued for: (i) The approach extends interval semantics and omits its pitfalls, (ii) the semantics solves the imperfective puzzle, and (iii) the solution does not appeal to the strategy of eventual outcomes.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics |
Editors | Fred Karlsson |
Publisher | University of Helsinki |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9521022698 |
Publication status | Published - 31 Dec 2004 |
Event | The 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics - University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Duration: 7 Jan 2004 → 9 Jan 2004 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/343171 (Link to conference proceedings) |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics |
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Volume | 36 |
Conference
Conference | The 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics |
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Country/Territory | Finland |
City | Helsinki |
Period | 7/01/04 → 9/01/04 |
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