UID:
almafu_9958353853002883
Format:
1 online resource (481p.)
Edition:
2000
ISBN:
9783110219043
Series Statement:
Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; 33
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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I. Cause --
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The relevance of causality --
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On the processing of causal relations --
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Domains of use or subjectivity? The distribution of three Dutch causal connectives explained --
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Causal relations in spoken discourse: Asyndetic constructions as a means for giving reasons --
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II. Condition --
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Constructions with if, since, and because: Causality, epistemic stance, and clause order --
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On affirmative and negative complex conditional connectives --
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Pre- and post-positioning of wenn-clauses in spoken and written German --
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Counterfactual reasoning and desirability --
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III. Contrast --
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Adversative connectors on distinct levels of discourse: A re-examination of Eve Sweetser's three-level approach --
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Viewpoints and polysemy: Linking adversative and causal meanings of discourse markers --
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The treatment of contrasts in interaction --
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IV. Concession --
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Concessives on different semantic levels: A typological perspective --
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Causal and concessive clauses: Formal and semantic relations --
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Concession implies causality, though in some other space --
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Concessive patterns in conversation --
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"that's true, although not really, but still": Expressing concession in spoken English --
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From concessive connector to discourse marker: The use of obwohl in everyday German interaction --
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Backmatter
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-3-11-173280-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-3-11-016690-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110219043
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110219043
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110219043
