Discusses the problems posed by a semantic analysis of the future tense in French, addressing particularly its double use as a tense and as a mood. The distinction between linear and branching time, or, certainty and possibility, central to this discussion, leads to a comparative analysis of future and conditional. (MES)

Presents an example of an analysis of the modals "pouvoir" and "devoir" in view of their representation within the framework of semantic syntax. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)

Studies the modalities "to believe" and "to know" within the framework of pragmatics and establishes a rhetorical hierarchy of speech acts going from "opinion" to "fact" to "necessity." (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)

This is a bibliography of articles and other works on modality with relation to: (1) logic, (2) linguistics, and (3) semiotics. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)

Presents different types and degrees of modalizations which are necessary for the construction of a discourse grammar. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)

Within the context of pragmatics, the isomorphism of the four types of modality are studied: lexical, propositional, illocutionary, and axiological. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)

Presents a syntactic and semantic study of the lexicalization of modalities in French, particularly by the verbs "devoir" ("to have to"), "pouvoir" ("to be able to"), "savoir" ("to know"), and "vouloir" ("to want"). (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)

Studies an extension of the modality system currently in use in narrative semiotics in order to determine the status of prophecy in narrative syntax. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)

Presents a critical review of linguistic research on the temporal structure of sentences, with particular reference to the progressive aspect of the English verb. All works reviewed analyze the temporal meaning of these forms using the concepts of "Interval Semantics" and the methods of logical analysis. (MES)

Outlines a system that modifies, and expands on, PTQ ("The Proper Treatment of Quantification in English" by R. Montague), in order to include an analysis of the present and past tenses, and of the perfect and progressive aspects. Also analyzes temporal adverbs and their interactions with tense and aspect. (MES)

Paper presented at the 6th Linguistic Colloquium, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 1971; discusses the description of natural languages and the logical relationship among clauses. (DD)

Special issue devoted to the study of generative grammar in German-speaking countries. (VM)

Studies modality in the context of discourse analysis and an agent theory. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)

Discusses the general problem of the formal correspondence between predicates and phrases, introducing the principle that the fundamental units of a lexicon are phrases rather than words. Shows that the novelty of this approach consists in an integration of lexicon and syntax and poses particular problems where the noun is concerned. (MES)

Intends to demonstrate the value of statistical analysis in linguistic inquiry through a specific problem, mainly the distribution of and the correlation between the perfect and imperfect subjunctive in Latin. (AM)