Reported conditionals and flexibility of viewpoint

This paper proposes a new perspective on the investigation of conditional constructions in Brazilian Portuguese. Based on mental space theory, the analysis shows that the traditionally accepted notion of coherent epistemic stance has to be reviewed in order to account for embedded conditional constr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lilian Ferrari
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense 2007-12-01
Series:Gragoatá
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Online Access:http://www.gragoata.uff.br/index.php/gragoata/article/view/267