Constructions with if, since, and because. Causality, epistemic stance, and clause order

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction 1
4. I. Cause
5. The relevance of causality 9
6. On the processing of causal relations 35
7. Domains of use or subjectivity? The distribution of three Dutch causal connectives explained 57
8. Causal relations in spoken discourse: Asyndetic constructions as a means for giving reasons 83
9. II. Condition
10. Constructions with if, since, and because. Causality, epistemic stance, and clause order 111
11. On affirmative and negative complex conditional connectives 143
12. Pre- and post-positioning of wenn-clauses in spoken and written German 173
13. Counterfactual reasoning and desirability 205
14. III. Contrast
15. Adversative connectors on distinct levels of discourse: A re-examination of Eve Sweetser's three-level approach 235
16. Viewpoints and polysemy: Linking adversative and causal meanings of discourse markers 257
17. The treatment of contrasts in interaction 283
18. IV. Concession
19. Concessives on different semantic levels: A typological perspective 313
20. Causal and concessive clauses: Formal and semantic relations 341
21. Concession implies causality, though in some other space 361
22. Concessive patterns in conversation 381
23. "that's true, although not really, but still": Expressing concession in spoken English 411
24. From concessive connector to discourse marker: The use of obwohl in everyday German interaction 439
25. Index 469
26. Authors' addresses 473
27. Topics in English Linguistics 477