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This book builds a semantics for several kinds of future-referring expressions, including will sentences, be going to sentences, and futurates. While there exists previous work on future-referring expressions, this is the first treatment of such a variety of expressions in a formal semantic framework.
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The Semantics of the Future, 1st Edition

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  • Hardcover

    160 pages

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    7 January 2009

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Summary

This book builds a semantics for several kinds of future-referring expressions, including will sentences, be going to sentences, and futurates. While there exists previous work on future-referring expressions, this is the first treatment of such a variety of expressions in a formal semantic framework. Arguments presented herein explicate the meanings of these expressions, and account for similarities and differences among them. Shared is a future-oriented model with a systematic alternatio…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780415971164
ISBN-10:0415971160
Author:Bridget Copley
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:160
Edition:1st
Release Date:7 January 2009
Weight:480g
Dimensions:152mm x 229mm
Series:Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
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Critics Review

“This book is a must for scholars of future referring constructions in any language and any theoretical framework.” –Ana Bravo, University of Granada

“This book is a must for scholars of future referring constructions in any language and any theoretical framework.” –Ana Bravo, University of Granada

About The Author

Bridget Copley

Bridget Copley is a semanticist affiliated with the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique and Université Paris 8 as a Chargée de Recherche in the UMR 7023 “Structures Formelles du Langage.”

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