3.5.1.4. Concessive conditionals

Conditional concessive clauses, typically introduced by โ€˜even ifโ€™ in English, are a construction in which the truth of the proposition expressed by the antecedent clause does not affect the truth of the proposition expressed by the consequent clause. An example of a concessive conditional clause in LIS is provided below.

 

 

 

                             cond

         ring 3donate1 ix1 sameaccept not

         โ€˜Even if s/he gave me a ring, I wouldnโ€™t accept it.โ€™

 

Concessive conditionals have the same structure of concessive clauses (SYNTAX 3.5.7).