研究习作： for-PPs and in-PPs

[xiaoz]

Who knows why a for-PP is felicitous in (102) but an in-PP is only felicitous in negation?

1) He has worked for six months.
2) He hasn't worked for six months.
3) He hasn't worked in six months.
4) *He has worked in six months.

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回复：研究习作： for-PPs and in-PPs

Has anyone tried the Aspect (Verb Semantics) Analyzer in ACWT
to tackle this problem?

 

[清风出袖]

a great hint at the key to the problem, i will go and try it out!