L-Parameter: Markers for Concession (CONC)

From Contribution: Adverbial subordinators in European languages

'although p, q': p and q are asserted against the background of an assumption concerning the general incompatibility of such situations, i.e. the standard implication is: 'normally (if p, then not-q)' (e.g. Even though she is only five years old, she reads one book a week; His English accent is perfect although he has never been to the United Kingdom.)

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