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  • From: decaen AT chass.utoronto.ca (Vincent DeCaen)
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: sequentials, peter II
  • Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 10:15:51 -0500 (EST)


peter,
another thought, based on your comment. notice what we derived together:
~A v B from ~A v ~~B

would that not explain right there the use of the past/perfect? consider:

PAST NONPAST

INDICATIVE T

SUBJUNCTIVE ~~T = T ~T

if we say that past tense is T, and the nonpast is unmarked; and then say
that irrealis (mood) is propositional negation, we ought to get a
representation of the "past subjunctive" as double negation, which nets
out to the same thing (more or less).

what would be very interesting in this light is the use/value of real
double negation in natural language: ~~T is different from T. hmmm....

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  • sequentials, peter II, Vincent DeCaen, 12/05/2000

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