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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