THE USE AND FUNCTION OF CONDITIONALS IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR: A LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE
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https://doi.org/10.2024/tdftbt43Keywords:
Conditionals, English grammar, zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional, mixed conditionals, linguistic analysis, pragmatics, modality, cross-linguistic comparison, discourse functions, corpus linguistics.Abstract
This paper explores the structure, semantics, and pragmatic functions of conditional sentences in English. Through a descriptive linguistic approach, it categorizes conditionals into their traditional types—zero, first, second, third, and mixed—and analyzes their usage in both written and spoken English. Special emphasis is given to the functions of conditionals in academic, literary, and everyday discourse. The paper also provides comparative notes on conditionals in other languages and examines recent corpus-based findings.
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