On the interpretation of proper temporal adverbs in Italian: The role of P and D

• Franco, Ludovico ^[1] ; Lorusso, Paolo ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Florence

     University of Florence

     Firenze, Italia

     
• Localización: Isogloss: Open Journal of Romance Linguistics, ISSN-e 2385-4138, Vol. 8, Vol. 2 (Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory (RLLT) 17), 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: RLLT 17, Going Romance Paris)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In this paper, we will provide a N-to-D analysis able to account for the punctual vs. habitual reading of proper temporal names in Italian, focusing on names of days, which clearly signal a difference in their possible aspectual encoding at the morphosyntactic level. When these items appear as adverbials modifying an event:

    i) such event is interpreted as a habitual one if the temporal name is preceded by a definite determiner or an adpositional item;

    ii) it is interpreted as a punctual one if the temporal name is ‘bare’.