Why is Sequence of Tense Obligatory?
Why is Sequence of Tense Obligatory?
This chapter discusses the sequence of tense in complement clauses and object relative clauses. It shows how, given very simple semantic principles, the basic semantic phenomena associated with sequence of tense will follow. It then takes up the fundamental question of this chapter — the asymmetry between complement clauses and object relatives — and argues that an answer proposed since 1993, indebted to the proposal of Ogihara (1989), is incorrect. Finally, the chapter provides an alternative answer and remarks some questions that remain open.
Keywords: sequence of tense, Italian, English, past tense, complement clauses, objective relative clauses
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