Subjunctive conditionals
Conditional sentences, canonically of the form "if p, q", whisk us away to a scenario described by their antecedent and then make a claim about it in the consequent. There are two main kinds of conditionals, as illustrated in the well-known Oswald/Kennedy minimal pair (due to Adams 1970):...
Main Author: | von Fintel, Kai (Contributor) |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (Contributor) |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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