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The Interpretation of the Imperfective and Modality in English and Japanese
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Journal Title
Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Wakayama University. Humanities science
Publisher
和歌山大学教育学部
ISSN
1342582X
NCID
AN00257999
Volume
74
Start Page
1
End Page
7
Order
01
Published Date
2024-02-08
Language
jpn
Docuemnt Type
論文
Abstract Alternative
The English progressive and the Japanese te-i-are both considered to be imperfective aspects. However, unlike the English progressive, the Japanese te-i-can be interpreted as counterfactual when it appears in if-sentences. This paper explores how this interpretation can be achieved through an invited inference, specifically the conditional perfection inference.
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Departmental Bulletin Paper
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