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A forward time reference is calculated using the dialog date as a frame of
reference.
Let F be the most specific field in
TUcurrentless specific than time of day
(e.g., the date field).
The resolvent is the next F after the dialog date, augmented with
the fillers of the fields in
TUcurrent that are at least as
specific as
time of day.
(See rule D-frame-of-reference in Section 5.3.)
Following is an example. Assume that the dialog date is
Monday 19 August.
| Utterance |
Interpretation |
| How about Wednesday at 2? |
2 pm, Wednesday
21 August |
For both this and the frame of reference anaphoric
relation,
there are subcases for whether the starting and/or end
times are involved.