Dear James,
See my comments below.
In order to find examples where the perfective aspect portrays
actions that are ongoing, and where the end is not reached, you can
only use the perfect participle - he has stood.
I am sorry but I am not following your reasoning.
Please consider a) and b). We agree that from 8
until 12 the state of standing held as in (a),
and from 8 until 12 the action of working
continued,
as in (b). But remember that the aspects are not
concerned with what actually happened, but they
make visible *a part* of what actually happened.
How long E lasted, and whether the person also
"stood" after 12 o´clock is irrelevant. The point
is that R intersects E at the coda (at 12
o`clock). Therefore, c) and d) are odd and
ungrammatical.
a) From 8 o´clock this morning until 12 he has stood on his feet.
b) From 8 o´clock this morning until 12 he has worked.
c) While he from 8 o´clock this morning until 12
has stood on his feet, his daughter was born.
d) While he from 8 o´clock this morning until 12
has worked, his daughter was born.
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