Estonian conditional clauses

The degree of hypotheticality and the link to temporal and concessive clauses

Bibliographic Data

ID20377640
AuthorsHelen Plado (0000-0001-8764-3954, Institute of the Estonian Language, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume36
Issue1
Pages57-88
Publication date2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNordic Journal of Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0332-5865 • E-ISSN: 1502-4717
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0332586513000127
OpenAlexW1967733104
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

Estonian conditional clauses have previously been divided into two clear-cut groups: real and unreal, with indicative and conditional main verbs of conditional clauses, respectively. This article defends the view that it is a question of the degree of hypotheticality that a sentence conveys, and it treats hypotheticality as a continuum that includes groups of linguistic forms, which have a relatively clear core and are separated by fuzzy transition areas. Secondly, the article concentrates on the relationship between Estonian conditional clauses and temporal clauses. As these clause types have the same marker ( kui ), the article discusses whether it is always possible to distinguish between these two clauses and which factors are relevant for determining whether the clause is a temporal or conditional one. Thirdly, the relationship between Estonian conditional and concessive clauses is under consideration, focusing particularly on Estonian scalar concessive conditional clauses

Dependent clause · Estonian · Linguistics · Physics · Sentence · Linguistics and language evolution · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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