Conditional sentences and mood in Spanish

Mejías-Bikandi, Errapel

doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2008.05.014

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“…In a mental spaces analysis, Mejías-Bikandi (2009) argues that the particle si represents a space builder that sets up a domain parallel to the speaker’s view of reality (see Fauconnier 1994: 115; Mejías-Bikandi 2009: 164). The indicative mood is thus a natural consequence of the fact that it designates asserted information.…”

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“…It designates non-asserted information. Mejías-Bikandi (2009: 164) illustrates this difference with the following formulas:…”

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“…According to Mejías-Bikandi (2009), these formulas describe the semantic relations that hold between the clauses. A prototypical conditional conjunction creates a semantic relation between the two clauses in which the achievement of the main clause event depends on the condition expressed in the conditional clause.…”

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“…By contrast, the particle si does not establish any particular semantic relation between the two clauses: ‘Rather, si invites us to consider a situation in which the proposition expressed by the protasis holds. At the same time the assertion is made that the proposition expressed in the apodosis also holds in this situation’ (Mejías-Bikandi 2009: 169).…”

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“…Studies on mood choice are primarily conducted from two perspectives. Since the influential study by Terrell & Hooper (1974), semantic and pragmatic approaches to mood have shown a strong tendency towards analyzing the meaning of verbal mood in terms of assertion and presupposition (see Lunn 1989; Guitart 1991; Mejías-Bikandi 1994, 1995, 1998, 2009; Terrell 1995). The fundamental claim within these theoretical frameworks is that the indicative mood is used in asserted contexts, whereas the subjunctive mood appears in contexts of non-assertion and presupposition [2] .…”

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Mood alternation in Spanish conditional clauses: Condition, cause and the dominion hypothesis

Vesterinen

2015

J. Ling.

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The present paper analyzes the mood alternation between Spanish conditional clauses introduced by the particle si ‘if’, on the one hand, and by conditional conjunctions such as a condición de que ‘on the condition that’, con tal de que ‘provided that’ and siempre y cuando ‘as long as’, on the other hand. Situated within the theoretical perspective of Cognitive Grammar, the paper argues that the conceptual content of the linguistic unit that introduces the conditional clause determines mood choice. In particular, it is claimed that the indicative mood in si-clauses reflects the conceptualizer’s reasoning about the causal relation between two events. By contrast, the occurrence of the subjunctive mood in other conditional clauses is analyzed as a natural effect of the condition expressed by the conditional conjunction. The analysis further shows that the mood alternation can be explained by the concept of dominion. The particle si introduces a clause that is located within the conceptualizer’s epistemic dominion, whereas other conditional conjunctions introduce clauses that are located outside the dominion of effective control.

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Section: Mood Choice In Spanish Conditional Clausesmentioning

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“…It designates non-asserted information. Mejías-Bikandi (2009: 164) illustrates this difference with the following formulas:…”

Section: Mood Choice In Spanish Conditional Clausesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mood Choice In Spanish Conditional Clausesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mood Choice In Spanish Conditional Clausesmentioning

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Mood alternation in Spanish conditional clauses: Condition, cause and the dominion hypothesis

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2015

J. Ling.

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Towards a unified account of the Spanish subjunctive mood: Epistemic dominion and dominion of effective control

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2013

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The Spanish subjunctive and grounding

Kratochvílová

2023

RCL

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The paper offers a cognitively oriented approach to the Spanish subjunctive. This verb form is examined in light of Langacker’s grounding theory. In my understanding, the ground is defined as the communication situation with three inherently interrelated components: temporality, modality and evidentiality. The subjunctive is then analysed in relation to these three categories. Particular attention is paid to the evidential component of the ground and its relationship to the Spanish subjunctive. I define the contexts in which the subjunctive appears as grounding inhibitors. Consequently, the subjunctive is understood as a verb form lacking temporal, modal and evidential grounding (in opposition to the indicative, which denotes fully grounded processes).

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Conditional sentences and mood in Spanish

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Mood alternation in Spanish conditional clauses: Condition, cause and the dominion hypothesis

Mood alternation in Spanish conditional clauses: Condition, cause and the dominion hypothesis

Towards a unified account of the Spanish subjunctive mood: Epistemic dominion and dominion of effective control

The Spanish subjunctive and grounding

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