Abstract
In this paper I argue that one can distinguish between two different types of esli-clauses (if-clauses) in Russian: (i) conditional clauses and (ii) experiencer clauses. I argue that these clauses differ syntactically: Conditional clauses are syntactic adjuncts, while experiencer clauses are syntactic complements. Evidence for this is drawn from the valence of the main predicate, word order, and a comparison with complement that-clauses. I also posit that there are two homophonous conjunctions esli in Russian: (i) conditional esli and (ii) experiencer esli. The homophonous conjunctions esli introduce syntactically distinct types of clauses: adjuncts vs. complements. This work provides additional evidence to back up findings from previous research, in which I argued that homophonous linguistic objects differ not only in meaning, but also in syntactic structure.
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