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In this article two logical expressions will be examined as for their relationship to the meaning of some Temporal Prepositions. These are the existential and the universal quantifier, which systematically occur in the structure of logical propositions. In analyzing Temporal Adverbials we encounter many facts allowing for generalizations in terms of these quantifiers. This poses the problem of whether or not the two logical operators are present in the structure of Temporal Adverbials. And if so, how we should account for them.
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Verkuyl, H.J. (1973). Temporal Prepositions as Quantifiers. In: Kiefer, F., Ruwet, N. (eds) Generative Grammar in Europe. Foundations of Language, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2503-4_24
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