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A progress-based analysis of the progressive in English.

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Title: A progress-based analysis of the progressive in English.
Authors: Nam-Hee Kim, Ji-Hee Kim, Yae-Sheik Lee
Source: Linguistic Research; Dec2024, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p517-545, 29p
Subject Terms: ENGLISH literature, PARADOX, GENERALIZATION, FOREGROUNDING, SEMANTICS
Abstract: Much of the literature on the English progressive has focused on the relationship between an event in progress and its potential future culmination, often overlooking its broader range of uses— event-in-progress, characterizing, and futurate readings. Event-based analyses have struggled to establish a unified core meaning that accounts for these interpretations. In response, this study advances a process-based approach, positing that the progressive aspect systematically emphasizes a process unfolding within a specific reference time. By foregrounding the ongoing process as the fundamental element, this account provides a cohesive explanation for the progressive across its diverse readings. Additionally, it addresses or resolves longstanding challenges in the semantics of the progressive—such as the Imperfective Paradox, Existential Generalization, (Un)Interruption, and Contextual Influence—in a more principled manner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Much of the literature on the English progressive has focused on the relationship between an event in progress and its potential future culmination, often overlooking its broader range of uses— event-in-progress, characterizing, and futurate readings. Event-based analyses have struggled to establish a unified core meaning that accounts for these interpretations. In response, this study advances a process-based approach, positing that the progressive aspect systematically emphasizes a process unfolding within a specific reference time. By foregrounding the ongoing process as the fundamental element, this account provides a cohesive explanation for the progressive across its diverse readings. Additionally, it addresses or resolves longstanding challenges in the semantics of the progressive—such as the Imperfective Paradox, Existential Generalization, (Un)Interruption, and Contextual Influence—in a more principled manner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:12291374
DOI:10.17250/khisli.41.3.202412.008