Event Structure and the Perfect
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Opinions differ on whether the readings in [1] are semantically distinct, or are pragmatic interpretations of a basic perfect meaning. The popular Reichenbachian theory of tense and aspect (Reichenbach 1947; important later studies include Comrie 1976, 1985, Dowty 1982, Partee 1984, Binnick 1991, Hornstein 1990, Kamp & Reyle 1993, Klein 1994) seems to force the latter view, for it provides an undifferentiated category of “perfect” whose meaning is that event time (E) precedes reference time (R). Notable attempts to reconcile this basic meaning of the perfect with the varied usage seen in [1] through appeals to pragmatics include McCoard 1978, Matthews 1989, Declerck 1991, and Klein 1992, 1998.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002