The Formal Grammar of Switch-Reference (Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics) - Softcover

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Finer, Daniel L.

 
9781138989283: The Formal Grammar of Switch-Reference (Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics)
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ISBN 10: 1138989282 ISBN 13: 9781138989283
Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

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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Finer, Daniel L

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138989282
ISBN 13 
9781138989283
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
232

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