Sphere semantics for aspect

Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen*

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics
EditorsFred Karlsson
PublisherUniversity of Helsinki
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9521022698
Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 2004
EventThe 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics - University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 7 Jan 20049 Jan 2004
http://hdl.handle.net/10138/343171 (Link to conference proceedings)

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics
Volume36

Conference

ConferenceThe 20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period7/01/049/01/04
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