Transportability, scope ambiguity of adverbials and the Generalized Binding theory

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ID10139820
AuthorsHeizō Nakajima (Tokyo Metropolitan University, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume27
Issue2
Pages337-374
Publication date1991-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2267 • E-ISSN: 1469-7742
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022226700012718
OpenAlexW2032709087
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited30

There has been much discussion, mainly by Montague grammarians, of the fact that ‘transportation’ of adverbials affects use or semantic interpretation of perfect sentences. Consider, for example, the following perfect sentences: (1) with a durational PP in sentence-final position; (2) with a durational PP in sentence-initial position; and (3) with a durational wh -phrase in sentence-initial position: (1) John has been in Tucson for two years. (2) For two years, John has been in Tucson. (3) How long has John been in Tucson? (4) (a) John has been in Tucson for two years up to now. (b) John was in Tucson for two years in the past

Ambiguity · Economics · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Phrase · Position (finance · Scope (computer science · Sentence · Computer Science · History · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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