[Lingtyp] Intuitions about inclusive time reference

[Timur Maisak]

Dear Östen,
for Russian, the present imperfective seems to be the most natural choice,
as in (1):
(1) *Маша подаёт сегодня заявку на грант.*
However, depending on the exact discourse situation, other variants are
available as well. For example, if I am wondering whether Mary has already
submitted or not, I would rather use (2):
(2) *Маша собиралась подать сегодня заявку на грант. (Интересно, подала ли
она её уже?)*,
with a sort of past prospective construction.

Very best,
Timur Maisak


чт, 15 февр. 2024 г. в 12:25, Christian Lehmann <
christian.lehmann at uni-erfurt.de>:

> Heute wollte Maria ihren Antrag einreichen.
> Am 14.02.2024 um 21:29 schrieb Östen Dahl:
>
> I would like to ask for intuitions about the following, in one or more
> languages that you are acquainted with.
>
>
>
> Suppose your colleague Mary said on Monday: "Tomorrow I'm going to submit
> my grant proposal." Now it's about noon on Tuesday, and you have no idea
> whatsoever of the time of the realization of her intention. Maybe she did
> it in the morning, maybe she'll wait until midnight, and maybe she's just
> doing it right now. How would you express the sentence below in your
> language(s), replacing SUBMIT by a suitable verb form? The idea is that you
> should try to use a maximally simple and natural formulation without
> excluding any possibility.
>
>
>
> Today Mary SUBMIT her grant proposal
>
>
>
> All comments are welcome.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> - Östen
>
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