Temporality

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This may be an odd question, but what is temporality? I never fully understood what it means...

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Something relating to time.

It's a rather difficult word that is not used in common, everyday English.

Clive

Dokterjokkebrok · Answer

Hi

A few weeks ago, I read this particluar word in 'The Art Bulletin', which is a kind of periodical for art-loving people.

Anyway, in the co-text of one particular item, temporality meant that around, say, the 1500s and 1600s, when frightning diseases such as the plague killed many people and people in general didn't really get very old, etc., people were very aware of the fact their lives on earth were transient. To put it in another way, people – especially painters who often tried to depict this 'volatility' – back then, felt that everyting, their loved ones, beauty, wealth and other things, could slip away from one moment to the next, and so, everything in life was seen as very temporary.

So, this is just an example of what 'temporality' could mean, I guess. But, of course, it has more meanings than solely this one.

Dokterjokkebrok

Spip · Answer

Thank you both for trying to answer my question.

I didn't look at it that way, but that's probably because I didn't really classify what I really was aiming at and what brought the question on.

I actually wanted to know more about temporality in a grammatical context. I know it has to do something with verbs, but it that the only grammatical context in which we use the term or does it apply to other areas of grammar too and what exactly does it mean then, in the verb-context. I know verbs can express temporality, but it still confuses me.

YoungBuddy · Answer

I think simply " Temporality " is a noun that is used just like any other noun, but the confusing point is the meaning of it, and how it could be used properly.

You need to understand simply that " Temporality " is a state of being " Temporal "
which means ( connected with or limited by time )

Lets shed a light on this example
( Life )
He escapes into the eternal verities of mathematical equations as a means of avoiding the messy temporality of human life.

Mathematical equations are " Verities " .. true all the time, In other words " eternal "
While the Human life is not eternal, it's " Temporal "

I hope it's clear enough.

Begae · Answer

Temporality is a term often used in philiosopy in talking about the way time is.  Temporality or Temporal morality (short for Temporality), is a moral philosophy based in the belief that the ultimate commodity any person has is their own time and they are free to spend that time as they wish as long as their actions do not impinge on another person's time.

Tyro · Answer

Please don't copy and paste from other sources. It gives a false impression that the definition you posted is originally given by you. Although, I don't think it is a big deal here, if it's a copyrighted content, you may be liable for duplicating/copying it. If you have to quote someother source, please include the original link. It does not harm you. Hope you understand.

Thanks
Tyro

Clive · Answer

Hi,

If I wanted to consider temporality in a grammar context, I'd begin by thinking about all the ways time can be dealt with and expressed,

eg verb tenses

eg nouns that deal with time (yesterday, tomorrow, next year)

eg words like before, after, soon

This is probably a topic already well-established in the field of linguistics.

Do a search for temporality linguistics and you'll find lotsof things,

eg http://ebook30.com/study/languages/107829/representing-time-an-essay-on-temporality-as-modality-oxford-linguistics.html

Best wishes, Clive

Begae · Answer

Thank you Tyro,  now I know what is right...

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