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Linglib.Fragments.English.TemporalAdverbials

Syntactic position of a temporal adverbial. @cite{rouillard-2026} schemata (57), (61):

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      Map function type: what does in relate to time? @cite{rouillard-2026} eqs. (62)--(64), (70):

      • runtime: M = τ (temporal trace); used for E-TIAs
      • identity: M = id; used for G-TIAs (times map to themselves)
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          Temporal adverbial type. @cite{rouillard-2026} terminology.

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              Aspect required by the adverbial's LF (E-perfect vs U-perfect). @cite{rouillard-2026} Table 1.

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                  A lexical entry for a temporal in-adverbial or related adverbial. Theory-typed but theory-neutral: records structural properties without committing to a specific analysis of the perfect or aspect.

                  • preposition : String

                    Surface preposition

                  • tiaType : TIAType

                    TIA type

                  • Syntactic position

                  • mapFunction : MapFunction

                    Map function

                  • requiresTelic : Bool

                    Requires telic VP? (for E-TIAs)

                  • requiresNegative : Bool

                    Requires negative polarity? (for G-TIAs)

                  • requiresPerfect : Bool

                    Requires the perfect?

                  • aspectReq : AspectReq

                    Aspectual requirement

                  • isNPI : Bool

                    Is this an NPI?

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                        in as E-TIA: "wrote a paper in three days". @cite{rouillard-2026} eq. (62): ⟦in⟧ := λM λt λx. M(x) ⊑ t. Position: event-level (VP-adjacent). Map function: τ (runtime). Licensed when VP is telic. Not an NPI.

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                          in as G-TIA: "hasn't been sick in three days". @cite{rouillard-2026} eq. (70): ⟦id⟧ := id. Position: perfect-level (AspP-adjacent). Map function: id (times map to themselves). Licensed only under negation in the perfect. NPI.

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                            Temporal adverbial type for non-TIA temporal expressions.

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                                A non-TIA temporal adverbial entry.

                                • form : String

                                  Surface form

                                • advType : TemporalAdvType

                                  Adverbial type

                                • specifiesLB : Bool

                                  Specifies LB of PTS? (@cite{iatridou-anagnostopoulou-izvorski-2001} classification)

                                • requiresPerfect : Bool

                                  Requires the perfect?

                                • perfectAmbiguity : Bool

                                  Is ambiguous between E- and U-perfect?

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                                    "since Monday": left-bounds the PTS. Durative adverbial: specifies LB. @cite{von-fintel-iatridou-2019}: not lexically ambiguous.

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                                      "for three days": event-level duration. Ambiguous between event-level (measures event) and perfect-level (measures PTS). @cite{rouillard-2026} fn. 10.

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                                        "three days ago": simple past reference.

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                                          E-TIA vs G-TIA is determined by syntactic position. @cite{rouillard-2026} schemata (61): (a) ASP [ VP E-TIA] (b) [ ASP VP] G-TIA

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