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... fact ' if ' clauses and in clauses denoting contrary - to - fact wishes . ( It is not , incidentally , obligatory in these cases . ) In both types of clause , when the verb is dubitative , it also has a so - called " preterit " suffix ...
... fact ' if ' clauses and in clauses denoting contrary - to - fact wishes . ( It is not , incidentally , obligatory in these cases . ) In both types of clause , when the verb is dubitative , it also has a so - called " preterit " suffix ...
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... fact alive , and the sentence would then be understood to imply that Mary was not in fact allergic to penicillin . However , Karttunen and Peters point out that context is crucial in how the ' if ' clause is interpreted . Thus , in the ...
... fact alive , and the sentence would then be understood to imply that Mary was not in fact allergic to penicillin . However , Karttunen and Peters point out that context is crucial in how the ' if ' clause is interpreted . Thus , in the ...
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... fact . As noted above , many languages use past tense marking to suggest the idea of distance from reality in this way . I suggest , then , that in Cree as well as in English , these ' if ' clauses , and also wishes such as that in ( 22 ) ...
... fact . As noted above , many languages use past tense marking to suggest the idea of distance from reality in this way . I suggest , then , that in Cree as well as in English , these ' if ' clauses , and also wishes such as that in ( 22 ) ...
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