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INCOMPLETE EVENTS,
INCOMPLETE OBJECTS
Zoltan Szabo Yale University Tuesday, April 10, 5:30pm, MJH Rm 126 This paper discusses the semantics of the progressive aspect and defends a substantially revised version of Terence Parsons's approach. The revisions come in response to two main charges. The first is that Parsons's account does not explain why `John crossed the street' entails `John was crossing the street' (and in general, why perfective accomplishments entail their progressive counterparts). The second is that Parsons's account incorrectly predicts that `John is building a house' entails `There is a house John is building' (and in general, that the direct object of progressive accomplishments is available for existential generalization). 
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