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The effects of aspectual class on the temporal structure of discourse: semantics or pragmatics?

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Dowty, D.R. The effects of aspectual class on the temporal structure of discourse: semantics or pragmatics?. Linguist Philos 9, 37–61 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00627434

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