Glossary term P

Prespan-End Relation

A prespan-end relation is a temporal relation in which an event or state is expressed as marking the termination of a durative event or state.

Here is an example of a word that signals a prespan-end relation:

  • Stay on duty until you are relieved.
  1. Hollenbach 1975, 16
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