Conditional variability

dc.contributor.author	Downes, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned	2016-06-16T19:59:39Z
dc.date.available	2016-06-16T19:59:39Z
dc.date.issued	1987-09
dc.description.abstract	In this paper it will be shown that when a conditional statement is understood or known to be true, a number of implicitly specified variables are given more or less concrete values. Each of the variables will be defined and examples will be employed to demonstrate their use in conditional evaluation. From time to time this analysis in terms of variables will be contrasted with a 'possible worlds' analysis of conditionals. The purpose of this paper is not to argue against the possible worlds analysis but rather to provide an alternative to that analysis.	en_US
dc.description.refereed	Yes	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Downes, S. (1987). Conditional variability. Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics, 13(Fall), 1-14.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28888
dc.identifier.issn	2371-2643
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51345
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Calgary	en_US
dc.publisher.department	Linguistics	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Arts
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en_US
dc.subject	Linguistics	en_US
dc.subject	Philosophy	en_US
dc.subject	Pragmatics	en_US
dc.subject	Conditionals (Logic)	en_US
dc.title	Conditional variability	en_US
dc.type	journal article