Conditional Relation. Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Conditional Relation

Definition note

A conditional relation is a logical relation in which the illocutionary act employing one of a pair of propositions is expressed or implied to be true or in force if the other proposition is true.

Example note

(English)

If you give her the ring, then you are married to her. I hereby pronounce you married. Are you married to her? Do marry her. If only you would marry her!

Once admit that they have a case, and your moral superiority collapses.

Bibliographic note 9

Page/s: 5

Source: Searle and Vanderveken 1985

Searle, John, and Daniel Vanderveken. 1985.Foundations of illocutionary logic. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.

Page/s: 1091

Source: Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985

Quirk, Randolph, S. Greenbaum, G. Leech, and J. Svartvik. 1985.A comprehensive grammar of the English language. London: Longman.

Page/s: 65–66

Source: Mann and Thompson 1987b

Mann, William C., and Sandra A. Thompson. 1987b.Rhetorical structure theory: A theory of text organization. Marina del Rey, CA: Information Sciences Institute.

Page/s: 61–64

Source: Johnson-Laird 1986

Johnson-Laird, P. N. 1986. "Conditionals and mental models." In Traugott 1986

Page/s: 258–259

Source: Halliday and Hasan 1976

Halliday, M. A. K., and Ruqaiya Hasan. 1976.Cohesion in English. London: Longman.

Page/s: 218–219

Source: Haiman 1986

Haiman, John. 1986. "Constraints on the form and meaning of the protasis." In Traugott 1986 215–227.

Page/s: 89

Source: Comrie 1986

Comrie, Bernard. 1986. "Conditionals: A typology." In Traugott 1986