String Iconicity and Granularity

Abstract

Given any finite set A of temporal predicates, expressions iconically representing strings
 of subsets of A are defined that depend on whether the predicates in A are transitional
 or stative (i.e., homogeneous and to varying degrees, inertial, following Dowty). Subsets
 Σ of A represent granularities at which form-meaning resemblance is assessed (through
 transducers that approximate strings up to Σ). Complications to iconicity of order are
 investigated in a first-order fragment of MSO over strings, where experiential factors that
 trump time are expressible.