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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780799203321

Autore

Higginbotham James

Titolo

Tense, aspect, and indexicality [[electronic resource] /] / James Higginbotham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-38391-4

9786612383915

0-19-156748-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; ; 26

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Aspect

Grammar, Comparative and general - Tense

Indexicals (Semantics)

Semantics (Philosophy)

Language and languages - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-254) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Tense, indexicality, and consequence -- On events in linguistic semantics -- Tensed thoughts -- Tensed second thoughts: comments on Richard -- Why is sequense of tense obligatory -- Anaphoric tense -- Accomplishments -- The English progressive -- The English perfect and the metaphysics of events -- Competence with demonstratives -- A plea for implicit anaphora -- Remembering, imagining and the first person.