Cargando…
Levels in clause linkage : a crosslinguistic survey /
This is a cross-linguistic exploration of the use of clause linkage markers in causal, conditional, and concessive sentences. Employing a five-level classification of clause linkage based on semantic and pragmatic grounds, it shows that, within individual languages differentmarkersexhibitdifferent d...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Berlin ; Boston :
Walter de Gruyter,
2018.
|
| Colección: | Comparative handbooks of linguistics.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is a cross-linguistic exploration of the use of clause linkage markers in causal, conditional, and concessive sentences. Employing a five-level classification of clause linkage based on semantic and pragmatic grounds, it shows that, within individual languages differentmarkersexhibitdifferent distributions on the five levels. Also, the rich evidence presented from seventeen languages from many parts of the world documents that these distributions presentcommonalitiesas well as differencesacross the languages of the sample. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110519242 3110519240 |