Aproximación a la semántica del contrafactual

  1. Mabel Alejandra Urrutia Martínez 1
  2. Manuel de Vega Rodríguez 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna Facultad de Psicología Departamento de Psicología Cognitiva, Social y Organizacional
Journal:
Estudios filológicos

ISSN: 0071-1713

Year of publication: 2012

Issue: 49

Pages: 157-173

Type: Article

DOI: 10.4067/S0071-17132012000100010 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The current study explores some fundamental aspects of counterfactuals, such us their functions in causal reasoning, scientific argument, and modulation and amplification of emotions. This study also describes the various types of counterfactuals, and the individual differences in their production and comprehension. Subsequently, the main theories and researches related to the dual meaning of counterfactuals were carried out, for example, mental models, propositional reasoning theories, or suppositional theory. Finally, special attention was given to the few investigations that have been made in the feld of psycholinguistics, concerned with the comprehension of counterfactuals.

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