Subjunctive Conditionals : A Linguistic Analysis /

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The author proposes a compositional semantics for subjunctive (or would) conditionals in English that accounts for their felicity conditions and the constraints on the satisfaction of their presuppositions by capitalizing on the occurrence of past tense morphology in both antecedent and consequent c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ippolito, Michela, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Semantics.
Modality (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general > Subjunctive.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Conditionals.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Semantics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
semantics.
Semantique.
Modalite (Linguistique)
Subjonctif.
Conditionnel.
Semantics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The author proposes a compositional semantics for subjunctive (or would) conditionals in English that accounts for their felicity conditions and the constraints on the satisfaction of their presuppositions by capitalizing on the occurrence of past tense morphology in both antecedent and consequent clauses.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9780262314879

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