Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1817-7115 (Print)
ISSN 2541-898X (Online)


vague semantics

The Reference of a French Temportal Adverb Maintenant in Situational Aspect

The article is devoted to language units possessing vague semantics and to actualization of their meanings in situations. It deals with the concept of situation itself, gives different approaches to its investigation, as well as provides a classification of referential meanings of the temporal adverb maintenant.