Paratactic and Subordinative

Hoeksema, Jacob; Napoli, Donna Jo

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ERIC Number: EJ489594

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2267

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Paratactic and Subordinative "So."

Hoeksema, Jacob; Napoli, Donna Jo

Journal of Linguistics, v29 n2 p291-314 Sep 1993

Paratactic constructions sometimes compete with coordination, sometimes with subordination, for the same semantic niche in language. The case of complex sentences in English containing the degree adverbs "so" or "such" is analyzed. (Contains 37 references.) (LB)

Descriptors: Adverbs, English, Foreign Countries, Language Research, Semantics, Sentence Structure, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Structural Grammar

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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