Conditionals

A Comprehensive Empirical Analysis

• Author(s): Renaat Declerck, Susan Reed,
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Pages: 554
• ISBN_10: 3110851741
  ISBN_13: 9783110851748
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Foreign Language Study / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative ,

Description:...

This book is an extremely detailed and comprehensive examination of conditional sentences in English, using many examples from actual language-use. The syntax and semantics of conditionals (including tense and mood options) and the functions of conditionals in discourse are examined in depth, producing an all-round linguistic view of the subject which contains a wealth of original observations and analyses. Not only linguists specializing in grammar but also those interested in pragmatics and the philosophy of language will find this book a rewarding and illuminating source.