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| The term counterfactual conditional is widely used as an umbrella term for the kinds of sentences shown above. However, not all conditionals of this sort express contrary-to-fact meanings. For instance, the classic example known as the "Anderson Case" has the characteristic grammatical form of a counterfactual conditional, but does not convey that its antecedent is false or unlikely. | | The term counterfactual conditional is widely used as an umbrella term for the kinds of sentences shown above. However, not all conditionals of this sort express contrary-to-fact meanings. For instance, the classic example known as the "Anderson Case" has the characteristic grammatical form of a counterfactual conditional, but does not convey that its antecedent is false or unlikely. |
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− | “反事实条件(counterfactual conditional)”这一术语被广泛用作上述各类句子的总称。然而,并非所有这类条件句都表达与事实相反的意思。例如,被称为“ Anderson 案例”的经典例子具有反事实条件的典型语法形式,但是并不表明它的先行词是假的或不可能的。 | + | “反事实条件(counterfactual conditional)”这一术语被广泛用作上述各类句子的总称。然而,并非所有这类条件句都表达与事实相反的意思。例如,被称为“ Anderson 案例”的经典例子具有反事实条件的典型语法形式,但是并不表明它的前件条件是假的或不可能的。 |
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| # '''Anderson Case''': If the patient had taken arsenic, he would have blue spots.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Alan |date=1951 |title=A Note on Subjunctive and Counterfactual Conditionals |journal=Analysis |volume=12 |issue = 2|pages=35–38|doi=10.1093/analys/12.2.35 }}</ref> | | # '''Anderson Case''': If the patient had taken arsenic, he would have blue spots.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Alan |date=1951 |title=A Note on Subjunctive and Counterfactual Conditionals |journal=Analysis |volume=12 |issue = 2|pages=35–38|doi=10.1093/analys/12.2.35 }}</ref> |
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| ''反事实(counterfactual)'' and ''从句(subjunctive)''这两个术语有时被重新用于更具体的用途。例如,不管其语法结构如何,"反事实"这个术语有时被用于表达与事实相反的意思的条件语<ref name = "lewis73" >{{cite book |last=Lewis |first=David |date=1973 |title= Counterfactuals |location=Cambridge, MA |publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn= 9780631224952}}</ref><ref name = "vonfintel98" />。按照类似的思路,不管其表达的意思如何,"从句"这个术语有时被用于指带有虚拟过去或非现实标记的条件语。 | | ''反事实(counterfactual)'' and ''从句(subjunctive)''这两个术语有时被重新用于更具体的用途。例如,不管其语法结构如何,"反事实"这个术语有时被用于表达与事实相反的意思的条件语<ref name = "lewis73" >{{cite book |last=Lewis |first=David |date=1973 |title= Counterfactuals |location=Cambridge, MA |publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn= 9780631224952}}</ref><ref name = "vonfintel98" />。按照类似的思路,不管其表达的意思如何,"从句"这个术语有时被用于指带有虚拟过去或非现实标记的条件语。 |
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− | 最近有人提出用术语 X-Marked这个词来替代,以概括这些条件语所带有的额外标记。采用这个术语的人把指示性条件语称为O-Marked条件语,反映了它们的普通标记。
| + | 最近有研究提出用术语 X-Marked这个词来替代,以概括这些条件语所带有的额外标记。采用这个术语的人把指示性条件语称为O-Marked条件语,反映了它们的普通标记。 |
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| Recently the term ''X-Marked'' has been proposed as a replacement, evoking the ''ex''tra marking that these conditionals bear. Those adopting this terminology refer to indicative conditionals as ''O-Marked'' conditionals, reflecting their ''o''rdinary marking.<ref>von Fintel, Kai; Iatridou, Sabine. [http://web.mit.edu/fintel/fintel-iatridou-2019-x-slides.pdf Prolegomena to a theory of X-marking ] Unpublished lecture slides.</ref><ref>von Fintel, Kai; Iatridou, Sabine. [https://web.mit.edu/fintel/ks-x-phlip-slides.pdf X-marked desires or: What wanting and wishing crosslinguistically can tell us about the ingredients of counterfactuality ] Unpublished lecture slides.</ref><ref name="Linguistic Society of America"/> | | Recently the term ''X-Marked'' has been proposed as a replacement, evoking the ''ex''tra marking that these conditionals bear. Those adopting this terminology refer to indicative conditionals as ''O-Marked'' conditionals, reflecting their ''o''rdinary marking.<ref>von Fintel, Kai; Iatridou, Sabine. [http://web.mit.edu/fintel/fintel-iatridou-2019-x-slides.pdf Prolegomena to a theory of X-marking ] Unpublished lecture slides.</ref><ref>von Fintel, Kai; Iatridou, Sabine. [https://web.mit.edu/fintel/ks-x-phlip-slides.pdf X-marked desires or: What wanting and wishing crosslinguistically can tell us about the ingredients of counterfactuality ] Unpublished lecture slides.</ref><ref name="Linguistic Society of America"/> |