Reported conditionals and flexibility of viewpoint

Authors

  • Lilian Ferrari UFRJ

Keywords:

Conditionals, reported speech, viewpoint

Abstract

This paper proposes a new perspective on the investigation of conditional constructions in Brazilian Portuguese. Based on mental space theory, the analysis shows that the traditionally accepted notion of coherent epistemic stance has to be reviewed in order to account for embedded conditional constructions which occur in indirect reported speech. Since noncoherent epistemic stance may also occur, it is argued that discourse primitives such as Base, Viewpoint and Focus can provide a general explanation for the occurrence of both coherent and non-coherent embedded conditionals.

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Author Biography

Lilian Ferrari, UFRJ

Possui graduação em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1980), mestrado em Lingüística pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1985), doutorado em Lingüística pela University of Southern California/ Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1994) e pós-doutorado na University of California, Berkeley. Atualmente é professora do Departamento de Lingüística e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Lingüística da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Tem experiência na área de Lingüística, com ênfase em Lingüística Cognitiva, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: construções condicionais, dêixis, discurso reportado e subjetividade.

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Published

2007-12-30

How to Cite

Ferrari, L. (2007). Reported conditionals and flexibility of viewpoint. Gragoatá, 12(23). Retrieved from https://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/article/view/33180

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 23 (2007): Reinterpretations of tradition

Section

Language Articles

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