On the difference between gou and ruo in Pre-Qin Chinese from the perspective of the degree of hypothesis
There are two approximate conditional markers gou(苟)and ruo(若)in Pre-Qin Chinese,and there are significant differences in the degree of hypothesis between them.According to the degree of hypothesis,conditional sentences can be divided into six categories:fact,semi-fact,high possibility,low possibility,subjective assumption and counterfactual conditionals.Gou(苟)marks facts,semi-facts and high possibility conditions,but cannot mark subjective assumption and counterfactual conditionals,and its degree of hypothesis is low;ruo(若)mainly marks the conditions of high possibility,and can also be extended to mark the conditions of fact,semi-fact,low possibility,subjective assumption and counterfactual,and its degree of hypothesis is neutral.Pre-Qin Chinese can distinguish the hypothetical degree of sentences through conjunctions.
gou(苟)ruo(若)the degree of hypothesisconditional sentencePre-Qin Chinese
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