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Interval Semantics for Some Event Expressions

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Semantics from Different Points of View

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This paper is the third in a series which investigates the properties of spatio-temporal modifiers in a categorial language with an interval-based semantics. Although intended to complement its predecessors ([13] and [15]) it is intended to be self-contained and a summary of the syntax and semantics presupposed is given in section 10. I shall also be making reference to [11] where categorial languages are set out and discussed more fully. (Though, as in [13] and [15], I shall not always be sticking to all the details of [11]). I shall also be making reference to [12].

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Cresswell, M.J. (1979). Interval Semantics for Some Event Expressions. In: Bäuerle, R., Egli, U., von Stechow, A. (eds) Semantics from Different Points of View. Springer Series in Language and Communication, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67458-7_8

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