Simon's Hook by Karen Gedig Burnett
When Protagoras remarks if you like, let us assume that justice is holy and holiness just, Socrates replies No, I do not want this 'if you like' or 'if you agree' sort of thing to be put to the proof (-); our statement will be most properly tested if we take away the 'if' (Plato Protagoras 331c3-d1). This passage may be considered one of the oldest passages reflecting on the pragmatic functions of 'if', and the importance of 'if' in human reasoning. This book develops a linguistic framework to analyse conditionals, for which the apparatus of Functional Grammar provides a basis. Within this framework a detailed analysis is given of conditionals in Ancient Greek, in which syntactic, semantic as well as pragmatic factors are used to explain the multifarious uses of the important but elusive conjunction ei.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780966853018 |
| ISBN 10 | 0966853016 |
| Title | Simon's Hook |
| Author | Karen Gedig Burnett |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | GR Publishing |
| Year published | 1999-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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