<p><p>This book proposes a semantic theory of conditionals that can account for (i) the variability in usages that conditional sentences can be put; and (ii) both conditional sentences of the form โif p, qโ and those conditional thoughts that are expressed without using โifโ. It presents theoretical
Interface and Interface Conditions (Language, Context and Cognition 6) (Language, Context, and Cognition)
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- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 200
- Category
- Library
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