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Author Higginbotham, James.

Title Tense, aspect, and indexicality / James Higginbotham.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 26
Oxford linguistics
Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 26.
Oxford linguistics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-254) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary James Higginbotham's work on tense, aspect, and indexicality explore the principles governing demonstrative, temporal, and indexical expressions in natural language and present new ideas in the semantics of sentence structure.
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Subject Grammar, Comparative and general -- Aspect.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Aspect.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Tense.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Tense.
Indexicals (Semantics)
Indexicals (Semantics)
Semantics (Philosophy)
Semantics (Philosophy)
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Higginbotham, James. Tense, aspect, and indexicality. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199239320 (DLC) 2009517523 (OCoLC)294885644
ISBN 9780191567483 (electronic book)
0191567485 (electronic book)
9780199239313
0199239312