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Linglib.Typology.TemporalConnectives

Temporal Connective Typology — substrate #

@cite{giannakidou-2002} @cite{karttunen-1974}

Type-level enums + per-language data record for the cross-linguistic typology of the durative/eventive until distinction following @cite{giannakidou-2002}.

The four strategies #

  1. Three-way lexicalization (e.g., Greek): separate lexemes for before, durative until, and eventive NPI-until.
  2. Two-way lexicalization (e.g., Icelandic, Finnish): separate lexemes for durative until and eventive NPI-until; before may or may not be one of them.
  3. Ambiguity (e.g., English): a single until lexeme is ambiguous between durative (positive contexts) and eventive/NPI (negative contexts).
  4. PPI replacement (e.g., Dutch, German): durative until cannot co-occur with negation; a separate PPI supplies the 'not before' meaning without negation.

What lives here vs. Phenomena/TemporalConnectives/Studies/Giannakidou2002.lean #

This file holds the substrate types (the strategy enum + the per-language record schema). Per-language entries + sample-restricted typological theorems + Fragment grounding live in the Giannakidou 2002 study file.

How a language handles the durative/eventive until distinction (@cite{giannakidou-2002}).

  • threeWay : UntilStrategy

    Three distinct lexemes: before, durative until, eventive NPI-until. Greek: prin, mexri, para monon.

  • twoWay : UntilStrategy

    Two distinct lexemes: durative until and eventive NPI-until. Icelandic: flanga til, fyrr en. Finnish: kunnes, ennenkuin.

  • ambiguous : UntilStrategy

    Single ambiguous lexeme, disambiguated by negation context. English: until.

  • ppiReplacement : UntilStrategy

    Durative until blocked under negation; PPI replaces NPI-until. Dutch: tot, pas. German: bis, erst.

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      A language's strategy for the two-until distinction.

      • language : String
      • strategy : UntilStrategy
      • durativeForm : String

        Surface form for durative until.

      • eventiveForm : String

        Surface form for eventive until (NPI or PPI).

      • eventiveMorphBeforeBased : Bool

        Is the eventive form morphologically built on before? (@cite{karttunen-1974}'s identity NPI-until = ¬before.)

      • hasOvertAspect : Bool

        Does the language have overt perfective/imperfective marking? Orthogonal to the lexicalization choice.

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