@article{jbp:/content/journals/10.1075/cf.3.2.04sul, author = "Sullivan, Karen", title = "If and when it’s a construction …", journal= "Constructions and Frames", year = "2011", volume = "3", number = "2", pages = "236-260", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1075/cf.3.2.04sul", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/cf.3.2.04sul", publisher = "John Benjamins", issn = "1876-1933", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "distancing", keywords = "Construction Grammar", keywords = "temporal", keywords = "conjunctions", keywords = "conditional", keywords = "epistemic stance", abstract = "The current study documents and analyzes the previously unrecognized English if and when construction. This construction coordinates a conditional and a temporal conjunction, as in if and when P Q; Q until and unless P; and a wide range of other micro-constructions. The current study documents the various types of if and when constructions, examines their relation to temporal and conditional constructions, and analyzes their variations in form and meaning from a Construction Grammar perspective.", }