Comparative Concept: protasis clause (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
protasis clause (cxn)
| Typ | construction |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | protasis clause • antecedent |
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the clause expressing the causally antecedent proposition in a causal, conditional, concessive, concessive conditional, or comparative conditional construction. Example: in If you press this button, the door will open, If you press this button is the protasis; the door will open is the apodosis. (Section 17.3.1)