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! introducing the basic problem: modal attitudes of future time reference (English, Spanish)! theoretical issues: intentions, schedules, possible worlds, branching futures! the role of obligatoriness (English, German)! modal commitment, non-assertive modality, irrealis (Spanish, Yukatek)! future tim...

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Main Authors: Jürgen Bohnemeyer, Mpi Nijmegen
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
greenlandic
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.196.8127
http://www.mpi.nl/world/persons/private/bohnem/lotboh4.pdf
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Summary:! introducing the basic problem: modal attitudes of future time reference (English, Spanish)! theoretical issues: intentions, schedules, possible worlds, branching futures! the role of obligatoriness (English, German)! modal commitment, non-assertive modality, irrealis (Spanish, Yukatek)! future time reference and the realis-irrealis distinction (Burmese, Caddo, Dani, Ewe, West-Greenlandic, Wichita);! a true future-non-future system (Hua);! modality running the show of time reference: Turkish! interactions of future time reference, modality, and aspect (Greek, Russian, Yukatek)

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