Chapter 3
Constructions of causation and reasoning
Article outline
- 3.1Introduction
- 3.2Causal relations and reasoning processes
- 3.3
causal construction
- 3.4
reasoning constructions
- 3.4.1
reasoning
because
construction
- 3.4.2
reasoning
since
/
for
constructions
- 3.4.2.1Similarities
- 3.4.2.2Dissimilarity
- 3.5Status of the conjunctions
- 3.6Form-meaning mismatches and coercion
- 3.7Further issues
- 3.7.1
Since as a reasoning subordinator
- 3.7.2Nominalization of because- and since-clauses
- 3.7.3On clefting
- 3.8Relations among constructions
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Notes