If-conditionals and Modality: Frequency patterns and theoretical explanations

Costas Gabrielatos

doi:10.1177/0075424219875994

If-conditionals and Modality: Frequency patterns and theoretical explanations

Costas Gabrielatos

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It has often been claimed that conditionals have a special relation to modality. This study tests this claim empirically by examining the frequency of modal marking in a number of conditional and non-conditional structures using a corpus-based approach. It then seeks to provide explanations for the emerging frequency patterns in light of the tenets of two linguistic theories: Lexical Grammar and Construction Grammar. This juxtaposition was motivated by the substantial overlap in their tenets: both take into account meaning (semantic and pragmatic), as well as lexical and grammatical factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-334
Number of pages	34
Journal	Journal of English Linguistics
Volume	47
Issue number	4
Early online date	9 Dec 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0075424219875994
Publication status	Published - 9 Dec 2019

Keywords

Corpus Linguistics
corpus approaches
conditionals
modality
lexical grammar
construction grammar
theory
Construction Grammar
Lexical Grammar
corpus linguistics

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Conditionals, modality, and Schrödinger’s cat. Conditionals as a family of linguistic qubits
Gabrielatos, C., 2020, Re-Assessing Modalising Expressions. Categories, co-text, and context: Categories, Co-text, and Context. Hohaus, P. & Schulze, R. (eds.). John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 143-171 29 p. (Studies in Language Companion Series; vol. 216).
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Pedagogy-driven corpus-based lexicogrammar
Gabrielatos, C., 31 Jul 2018.
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The Lexicogrammar of BE Interested: Description and Pedagogy
Gabrielatos, C., 19 Apr 2018, In: Language and Computers – Studies in Digital Linguistics. 81, p. 240-276 37 p.
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If-conditionals and Modality: Frequency patterns and theoretical explanations

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