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Peer reviewedSankoff, Gillian; Brown, Penelope – Language, 1976
This article discusses the discourse functions of relativization. Relativization is seen as an instance of the application of "bracketing" devices used in the organization of information. Syntactic structure is thus seen as a component of, and derivative from, discourse structure. (CLK)
Descriptors: Creoles, Discourse Analysis, Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns
