Level 2 satellites (σ2) represent the lexical means through which the SoA [state of affairs] designated by the nuclear predication can be located with respect to spatial, temporal, and cognitive dimensions. […]. We restrict ourselves here to briefly exemplifying the most important types of σ2 satellites: […] ‘Time (at which, from which, until which)’: (76) a. John met Peter ‘at five o’clock’ b. John walked in the park ‘from after lunch until three o’clock’ […].
- Dik (1989), a pag.206