Corrective Contrast in Russian, in Contrast

In many languages markers of contrast, such as the English 'but', are also used to express correction: John didn't go to Paris, but to Berlin. The present paper tries to explain this cross-linguistic pattern and represents correction as a special case of contrast. It focuses on...

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Main Author: Katja Jasinskaja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Oslo 2010-12-01
Series:Oslo Studies in Language
Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/osla/article/view/85