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Choice of Languages

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The Logic of Time

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Even the technical working languages of Part I were formalized fragments of natural language. The actual variety of temporal expressions is much greater, however, if only because of the interaction between temporal expressions and other linguistic constructions. A short reconnaissance will be made here.

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van Benthem, J. (1991). Choice of Languages. In: The Logic of Time. Synthese Library, vol 156. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7947-6_6

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