Exploring counterfactuals in English and Chinese
Bloom (1981) argued that English has a salient counterfactual marker--the subjunctive to express hypothetical and implicational meanings whereas Chinese has no distinct lexical, grammatical or intonational device to signal entry into the counterfactual realm. He suggested that the lack of a linguist...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1989
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8917427 |