The Origins of Syntax in Discourse: A Case Study of Tok Pisin Relatives.

Sankoff, Gillian; Brown, Penelope

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The Origins of Syntax in Discourse: A Case Study of Tok Pisin Relatives

Sankoff, Gillian; Brown, Penelope

Language, 52, 3, 631-666, Sep 76

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, Language Research, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory, Pidgins, Pronouns, Syntax

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