The grammatical properties of 'since'

Authors

  • Teresa Maria Xiqués

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/1.4.2.3615

Keywords:

temporal expressions, aspect, interval, boundary, since, des de, desde

Abstract

In this paper, I compare the grammatical properties of English since-adverbials, which have been analysed as perfect-level adverbials (Iatridou et al. 2001), with Catalan des de-adverbials. I argue against the claim that either the perfect tense or prepositions like since are ambiguous between a universal and an existential interpretation. I show that an analysis based on the grammatical properties of the internal structure of the temporal path denoted by des de or since can contribute to a more fine-grained derivation of universal and existential interpretations of PrP sentences modified by since-type of intervals in both languages.

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Published

2015-12-01

How to Cite

Xiqués, T. M. (2015). The grammatical properties of ’since’. Borealis – An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics, 4(2), 151–191. https://doi.org/10.7557/1.4.2.3615

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Articles on the monographic topic