Frontmatter	2
	Contents	6
	Introduction	8
	The relevance of causality	16
	On the processing of causal relations	42
	Domains of use or subjectivity? The distribution of three Dutch causal connectives explained	64
	Causal relations in spoken discourse: Asyndetic constructions as a means for giving reasons	90
	Constructions with if, since, and because: Causality, epistemic stance, and clause order	118
	On affirmative and negative complex conditional connectives	150
	Pre- and post-positioning of wenn-clauses in spoken and written German	180
	Counterfactual reasoning and desirability	212
	Adversative connectors on distinct levels of discourse: A re-examination of Eve Sweetser's three-level approach	242
	Viewpoints and polysemy: Linking adversative and causal meanings of discourse markers	264
	The treatment of contrasts in interaction	290
	Concessives on different semantic levels: A typological perspective	320
	Causal and concessive clauses: Formal and semantic relations	348
	Concession implies causality, though in some other space	368
	Concessive patterns in conversation	388
	"that's true, although not really, but still": Expressing concession in spoken English	418
	From concessive connector to discourse marker: The use of obwohl in everyday German interaction	446
	Backmatter	476