Levels in Clause Linkage e-bog

This is a cross-linguistic exploration of the use of clause linkage markers in causal, conditional, and concessive sentences. Employing a five-level classification of clause linkage based on semantic and pragmatic grounds, it shows that, within individual languages differenta markersa exhibita different distributions on the five levels. Also, the rich evidence presented from seventeen languages from many parts of the world documents that these distributions presenta commonalitiesa as well as differencesa across the languages of the sample.