Perfectivity might not scope over modality

Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics

Larisa Avram¹ 

[1] University of Bucharest;

关键词: modals;    perfective aspect;    external perfect;    internal perfect;    counterfactuality;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The present paper provides an account of the behaviour of the English modals with respect to the perfective aspect of their complement. The differences in reading (external vs. internal perfect) are argued to be contingent on the structural position of the modal in syntax and on the availability of a polarity-changing conditionality feature on the modal.

【 授权许可】

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