The Formal Grammar of Switch-Reference (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) Paperback / softback
by Daniel L Finer
Part of the Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics series
Paperback / softback
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This book studies the syntax of switch-reference and its implications for the theory of grammar.
Switch-reference, found in many genetically and geographically diverse languages, is a phenomenon whereby referential identity between subjects of hierarchically adjacent clauses is encoded by the presence of a morpheme, usually suffixed to the verb of the subordinate clause.
This book argues that switch-reference should be analysed as a syntactic rather than a purely pragmatic or functional feature of language.
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- Pages:232 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:21/01/2016
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- ISBN:9781138989283
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:232 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:21/01/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138989283