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In order to describe the semantic plurifunctionality of ainda que, the
following aspects must be taken into consideration: (i) its distribution, in contrast with
other concessive connectors, (ii) the contexts in which it occurs with an ambiguous
interpretation, and (iii) the conditions enabling the setting of its semantic value.
In this article, the array and distribution of the concessive connectors of European
Portuguese is described, which enables singling out ainda que as a particular case,
given its structural complexity. An analysis is proposed for the contexts in which the
ambiguity of this connector arises and the conditions facilitating its interpretation
are identified. Finally, it is defended that the contrastive study of concessive
connectors in European Portuguese favors a hypothesis of representation of these
units in the lexicon in terms of features.
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Concessive Contrastive Conditional Subordination Connective
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Universidade de Lisboa, Centro de Linguística