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Clause linking and clause hierarchy : syntax and pragmatics /

This collective volume explores clause-linkage strategies in a cross-linguistic perspective with greater emphasis on subordination. Part I presents some theoretical reassessment of syntactic terminologies and distinctive criteria for subordination, as well as typological methods based on sets of var...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bril, Isabelle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010.
Colección:Studies in language companion series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Clause Linking and Clause Hierarchy; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of contributors; Editor's introduction; 1. Presentation; 2. Previous studies; 3. Aims; 4. Some properties of coordination and subordination and some distinctive tests; 5. Outlook of content; References; Part I. Syntactic terminology and typological methods; Clause linkage and Nexus in Papuan languages; Capturing particulars and universals in clause linkage; Part II. Clause-chaining, converbs, masdars, absolutive constructions, etc.