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Doubling The Past Hypothesis: Observations On Two Nonstandard Third Conditionals Cover

Doubling The Past Hypothesis: Observations On Two Nonstandard Third Conditionals

By: Nadina Cehan  
Open Access
|May 2014

Abstract

The paper briefly looks at two nonstandard conditional constructions, if [Su] had have [pp] and if [Su] would have [pp], which present anomalous components. Various works mentioning them have been analysed, leading to the conclusion that the forms have not been treated seriously or exhaustively. Following a small study which tries to establish their spread in the language, the paper concludes that some questions remain unanswered, such as whether the constructions can be characterised according to their geographical spread, their exact vernacular status, and to what extent they may coexist alongside the standard form in a person’s idiolect.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2014-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0428 | Journal ISSN: 1584-3734
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 8
Published on: May 1, 2014
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2014 Nadina Cehan, published by West University of Timisoara
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