The grammar of discourse : the case of then

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Proceedings of SALT 24 : New York University, May 30-June 1, 2014 / Todd Snider et al. (ed.). - Ithaca : Cornell University Department of Linguistics, 2014. - pp. 373-394. - ISSN 2163-5951
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This paper presents an analysis of then that appeals to discourse structure. I argue that then does not make any truth-conditional contribution but rather coordinates an anaphoric relation between consecutive discourse-moves. The meaning contribution of then is captured in terms of felicity conditions: then requires that two propositions enter into a ‘causal explanatory claim’-relation in which one (the antecedent) provides the ‘reasons’ for the other (the consequent). This proposal targets then within conditionals and across discourse and considers discourse structure as a key factor in explaining its behavior.
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400 Philology, Linguistics
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Pragmatics, semantics, conditionals, causal explanations, discourse markers, then
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24th Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference, May 30, 2014 - Jun 1, 2014, New York
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ISO 690BIEZMA, Maria, 2014. The grammar of discourse : the case of then. 24th Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference. New York, May 30, 2014 - Jun 1, 2014. In: TODD SNIDER, , ed. and others. Proceedings of SALT 24 : New York University, May 30-June 1, 2014. Ithaca:Cornell University Department of Linguistics, pp. 373-394. ISSN 2163-5951
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@inproceedings{Biezma2014gramm-31872,
  year={2014},
  title={The grammar of discourse : the case of then},
  url={http://journals.linguisticsociety.org/proceedings/index.php/SALT/article/view/24.373},
  issn={2163-5951},
  publisher={Cornell University Department of Linguistics},
  address={Ithaca},
  booktitle={Proceedings of SALT 24 : New York University, May 30-June 1, 2014},
  pages={373--394},
  editor={Todd Snider},
  author={Biezma, Maria}
}
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