The causal meaning in “se não me engano” conditionals

Authors

  • Munique Pedro Pereira Pinto
  • Taísa Peres de Oliveira

Keywords:

Conditional clause, causality, epistemic modality.

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate whether the conditional clause “se eu não
me engano” have a causal ground as part of its meaning. As a main result the analysis reveals this type of construction does not function as prototypical if-clauses since it indicates the speaker’s commitment to the proposition embedded within the main clause, as a modal construction. The assumptions made here are mainly based on the work of Sweetser (1990) and Dancygier (1998).

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Published

2017-03-22

How to Cite

Pinto, M. P. P., & Oliveira, T. P. de. (2017). The causal meaning in “se não me engano” conditionals. Raído, 10(24), 150–164. Retrieved from https://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/Raido/article/view/4904

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ARTIGOS - LINGUÍSTICA E LINGUÍSTICA APLICADA