The Formal Grammar of Switch-Reference (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar)

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
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Author: Daniel L Finer ISBN: 9781317933670
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: February 3, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Daniel L Finer
ISBN: 9781317933670
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: February 3, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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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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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