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The volume is a collection of thirteen papers given at the “Third Syntax of the World’s Languages” conference, complemented with four additional papers as
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Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
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This study investigates adverbial clauses from a cross-linguistic perspective. In line with other recent typological research in the context of complex sentence
Clause Linking and Clause Hierarchy
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This collective volume explores clause-linkage strategies in a cross-linguistic perspective with greater emphasis on subordination. Part I presents some theoret
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The papers collected in this volume (including a comprehensive introduction) investigate semantic and discourse-related aspects of subordination and coordinatio
Grammatical Borrowing in Cross-Linguistic Perspective
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The book contains 30 descriptive chapters dealing with a specific language contact situation. The chapters follow a uniform organisation format, being the narra