Abstract:Polarity reversal has recently been argued to be the defining characteristic of counterfactuality. Ancient Greek
had a diverse set of constructions which bring about polarity reversal that is not the direct result of a negation marker nor do
they all express a counterfactual meaning. It is the aim of this paper to detail the major differences between these constructions
synchronically and especially diachronically, focusing on counterfactual mood forms, counterfactual modal verbs, avertives
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