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On the interaction of tense, aspect and modality in Dutch
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Abstract
In this chapter the interplay between tense, aspect and modality in the interpretation of modal auxiliaries in three different past tenses in Dutch is studied. After discussing the semantic effects of these factors separately, it is shown that each factor exerts a different, conflicting force on the meaning of a proposition. It is argued that a bidirectional optimality theoretic model explains how Dutch speakers use the various past tense modal constructions in the Dutch language in order to convey different interpretations.
Abstract
In this chapter the interplay between tense, aspect and modality in the interpretation of modal auxiliaries in three different past tenses in Dutch is studied. After discussing the semantic effects of these factors separately, it is shown that each factor exerts a different, conflicting force on the meaning of a proposition. It is argued that a bidirectional optimality theoretic model explains how Dutch speakers use the various past tense modal constructions in the Dutch language in order to convey different interpretations.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Bidirectional Optimality Theory 1
- A programme for bidirectional phonology and phonetics and their acquisition and evolution 33
- A note on the emergence of subject salience 73
- Language acquisition and language change in bidirectional Optimality Theory 97
- Sense and simplicity 125
- On the interaction of tense, aspect and modality in Dutch 151
- Production and comprehension in context 169
- Bayesian interpretation and Optimality Theory 191
- Bidirectional grammar and bidirectional optimization 221
- On bidirectional Optimality Theory for dynamic contexts 249
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Bidirectional Optimality Theory 1
- A programme for bidirectional phonology and phonetics and their acquisition and evolution 33
- A note on the emergence of subject salience 73
- Language acquisition and language change in bidirectional Optimality Theory 97
- Sense and simplicity 125
- On the interaction of tense, aspect and modality in Dutch 151
- Production and comprehension in context 169
- Bayesian interpretation and Optimality Theory 191
- Bidirectional grammar and bidirectional optimization 221
- On bidirectional Optimality Theory for dynamic contexts 249
