3. Semantic categories. 3.3. Clauses of condition

Chapters in this book

1. I-XIV I
2. PART I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
3. 1. Introduction 3
4. 2. Adverbial clauses: Definitions and classifications 21
5. PART II: DESCRIPTION
6. 3. Semantic categories 51
7. 3. Semantic categories. 3.1. Clauses of place 52
8. 3. Semantic categories. 3.2. Clauses of time 56
9. 3. Semantic categories. 3.3. Clauses of condition 98
10. 3. Semantic categories. 3.4. Clauses of restriction 124
11. 3. Semantic categories. 3.5. Clauses of exception 127
12. 3. Semantic categories. 3.6. Clauses of comparison 129
13. 3. Semantic categories. 3.7. Clauses of preference 135
14. 3. Semantic categories. 3.8. Clauses of concession 138
15. 3. Semantic categories. 3.9. Clauses of reason 150
16. 3. Semantic categories. 3.10. Clauses of purpose and prevention 169
17. 3. Semantic categories. 3.11. Clauses of result 184
18. Clauses of means 190
19. 3. Semantic categories. 3.13. C lauses of accompanying circumstance 193
20. PART III: ANALYSIS
21. 4. Variability of patterns 201
22. 5. Summary and conclusion 236
23. Appendix: The database 247
24. Notes 255
25. References 267
26. Maps 287
27. Author Index 293
28. General Index 296