What is a prespan-end relation?

Definition
	A prespan-end relation is a temporal relation in which an event or state is expressed as marking the termination of a durative event or state.

Example (English)
	Here is an example of a word that signals a prespan-end relation:
	Stay on duty until you are relieved.

Generic
	A prespan-end relation is a kind of
	What is a temporal relation?

Source
	Hollenbach 1975 16

Context for this page:

Concept module: prespan-end relation
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): P
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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