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Peer reviewedHopper, Paul J. – Language & Communication, 1997
Explores the consequences of an implicit theoretical assumption for discourse analysis and argues that the traditional notion of verb as a simple word class is insufficient to characterize the full range of verbal expressions speakers routinely use in discourse. (26 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, English, Grammar
