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tense2 CONSTRUCTSTense (logic)COHEN · LOGICTense (linguistics)COMRIE · LINGUISTICS

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logic

temporal logic: operators qualifying when a proposition holds along a time ordering.

In logic, tense refers to temporal logic: operators qualifying when a proposition holds along a time ordering. This meaning comes from Prior (1957) in Time and modality. Here tense is not grammatical marking that locates a situation in time relative to the moment of speaking.[1]

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linguistics

grammatical marking that locates a situation in time relative to the moment of speaking.

In linguistics, tense refers to grammatical marking that locates a situation in time relative to the moment of speaking. This meaning comes from Comrie (1985) in Tense. Here tense is not temporal logic: operators qualifying when a proposition holds along a time ordering.[2]

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References

  1. Prior, A. N. (1957). Time and modality. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198241585
  2. Comrie, B. (1985). Tense. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139165815

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