German conditional markers

The German conditional markers wenn and falls, typed by Conditional.Marker. Wenn marks either reading; falls marks only hypothetical conditionals ([Las25]).

References

• [Las25]

def German.Conditionals.falls : Conditional.Marker

German falls 'in case' marks only hypothetical conditionals: it is unacceptable once the antecedent has been asserted (22) and as the main marker of a bare left-nested conditional (24) ([Las25]).

Equations

• German.Conditionals.falls = { form := "falls", readings := {Conditional.Reading.hypothetical} }

def German.Conditionals.wenn : Conditional.Marker

German wenn 'if, when' marks either reading, and heads a bare left-nested conditional (23) ([Las25]).

Equations

• German.Conditionals.wenn = { form := "wenn", readings := {Conditional.Reading.hypothetical, Conditional.Reading.premise} }