Clause Linking and Clause Hierarchy: Syntax and pragmatics: 121 (Studies in Language Companion Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027205884 ISBN 13: 9789027205889

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2010

Synopsis

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 variables and statistics allowing cross-linguistic comparability. Part II deals with strategies relating to clause-chaining, conjunctive conjugations, converbial constructions, masdars. Part III centers on the interaction between the syntax, pragmatics, and semantics of clause-linking and subordination, in relation to informa­tional structure, to referential hierarchy, and correlative constructions. Part IV presents insights in the clause-linking and subordinating functions of some T.A.M. markers, verbal inflectional morphology and conjugation systems, which may also interact with informa­tional hierarchy, via the backgrounding effects and lack of illocutionary force of some aspect and mood forms. The volume is of particular interest to linguists and typologists working on clause-linkage systems and on the interface between syntax, pragmatics, and semantics.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027205884
• ISBN 13: 9789027205889
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 644
• Editor: Bril Isabelle