Connotations of Surprise in the Conditionals To and Tara in Japanese: A Review and Synthesis

The two conditionals to and -tara in Japanese do not carry neutral connotations. This paper offers evidence to support the claim that tara can carry, among other things, a connotation of surprise in reference to specific past events. However, evidence is also offered to show that the conditional to,...

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Main Author:	Van Compernolle, Tim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Kansas, Department of Linguistics 1993-01-01
Series:	Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics
Subjects:	Japanese language > Conditionals.
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1808/311

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spelling	doaj-e368e830bb424f9da907d314deeea21f2020-11-25T02:29:27ZengUniversity of Kansas, Department of LinguisticsKansas Working Papers in Linguistics2378-76001993-01-011817419010.17161/KWPL.1808.311Connotations of Surprise in the Conditionals To and Tara in Japanese: A Review and Synthesis Van Compernolle, TimThe two conditionals to and -tara in Japanese do not carry neutral connotations. This paper offers evidence to support the claim that tara can carry, among other things, a connotation of surprise in reference to specific past events. However, evidence is also offered to show that the conditional to, contrary to what is stated in most reference grammars, carries connotations of inevitability even when the sentence refers to a specific sequence of past events. http://hdl.handle.net/1808/311Japanese language-- Conditionals.
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title	Connotations of Surprise in the Conditionals To and Tara in Japanese: A Review and Synthesis
title_short	Connotations of Surprise in the Conditionals To and Tara in Japanese: A Review and Synthesis
title_full	Connotations of Surprise in the Conditionals To and Tara in Japanese: A Review and Synthesis
title_fullStr	Connotations of Surprise in the Conditionals To and Tara in Japanese: A Review and Synthesis
title_full_unstemmed	Connotations of Surprise in the Conditionals To and Tara in Japanese: A Review and Synthesis
title_sort	connotations of surprise in the conditionals to and tara in japanese: a review and synthesis
publisher	University of Kansas, Department of Linguistics
series	Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics
issn	2378-7600
publishDate	1993-01-01
description	The two conditionals to and -tara in Japanese do not carry neutral connotations. This paper offers evidence to support the claim that tara can carry, among other things, a connotation of surprise in reference to specific past events. However, evidence is also offered to show that the conditional to, contrary to what is stated in most reference grammars, carries connotations of inevitability even when the sentence refers to a specific sequence of past events.
topic	Japanese language-- Conditionals.
url	http://hdl.handle.net/1808/311
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Connotations of Surprise in the Conditionals To and Tara in Japanese: A Review and Synthesis

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