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November 10, 2025Linguistics Vanguard

Crosslinguistic constructions and strategies: where do concessive conditionals fit in?

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TBTom Bossuyt

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Overview

Analysis reveals that concessive conditionals behave as a single construction, suggesting a reclassification approach.

Key Points

  • Main finding shows that concessive conditionals behave as a single construction, not merely as strategies.
  • Key evidence indicates treating scalar, alternative, and universal concessive conditionals as sub-constructions.
  • Analysis involves Croft’s comparative concepts which classify constructions and strategies in linguistics.
  • Highlights that reclassifying concessive conditionals can enhance understanding of their linguistic roles.

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Tom Bossuyt (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69253a31c0ce034ddc35776bhttps://doi.org/10.1515/lingvan-2025-0053
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