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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the tense system and some deictic temporal adverbials (DTAdvs) in Greek (Gr). I will represent tense by applying the neo-Reichenbachian model. Furthermore, I will suggest a mapping mechanism for the syntactic representation of tense departing from Giorgi & Pianesi’s (1991) theory. Finally, I will discuss the relation of tense and DTAdvs with the aim of providing a syntactic analysis for the latter.
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Xydopoulos, G.J. (1999). Tense and Temporal Adverbials in Greek. In: Alexiadou, A., Horrocks, G., Stavrou, M. (eds) Studies in Greek Syntax. Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, vol 43. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9177-5_14
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