Rethinking the Coordinate-Subordinate Dichotomy: Interpersonal Grammar and the Analysis of Adverbial Clauses in English
(Book #55 in the Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] Series)
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This study argues that the domain traditionally covered by 'coordination' and 'subordination' in English can be subdivided into four distinct construction types. The constructions are defined on the basis of differences in their 'interpersonal' structure, i.e. the grammatical encoding of speaker-attitude and speaker-interlocutor interaction. It is shown that the four types constitute syntactically, semantically and pragmatically coherent categories,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:3110199505
ISBN13:9783110199505
Release Date:June 2007
Publisher:de Gruyter Mouton
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.33 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"
Age Range:22 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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