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Buyssens, Eric – Linguistique, 1974
An examination of various linguists' definitions of parataxis, asyndeton, and juxtaposition shows that the concepts are often varying and lack precision. The author offers new definitions which distinguish three specific cases. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Definitions, Function Words, Grammar
Goldberg, Genevieve – Linguistique, 1976
Criticizes traditional methods of defining the syntactical complexity of utterances and proposes distinguishing the various types of subordination in the sentence as well as elements of continuity and discontinuity in discourse structure, with particular reference to child language. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition