Coding the hypothetical : a comparative typology of Russian and Macedonian conditionals / Jane F. Hacking.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hacking, Jane F.

Series:

Studies in language companion series ; 38.

Studies in language companion series (SLCS), 0165-7763 ; v. 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russian language--Conditionals.

Russian language.

Macedonian language--Conditionals.

Macedonian language.

Typology (Linguistics).

Russian language--Grammar, Comparative--Macedonian.

Macedonian language--Grammar, Comparative--Russian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 158 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Conditionals encode speculation. They convey how events could have been different in the past or present, or might be different in the future if particular conditions had been or will be met. While all languages afford the means to speculate or hypothesize about possible events, the ways in which they do so vary. This work explores some of this variation through an analysis of the stucture and semantics of complex conditional sentences in Russian and Macedonian.

Contents:

CODING THE HYPOTHETICAL A COMPARATIVE TYPOLOGY OF RUSSIAN AND MACEDONIAN CONDITIONALS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. On Russian conditionals; Chapter 3. Morphosyntactic and semantic features of Russian conditionals; Chapter 4. Conditional sentences in Macedonian; Chapter 5. Conclusion; Selected bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-28034-5

9786613280343

90-272-8191-2

OCLC:

752212419