Switch-attention (aka switch-reference) in South-American temporal clauses: facilitating oral transmission
Cultures without a written tradition depend entirely on the oral channel to transmit sometimes highly complex information. It is therefore not surprising that in the languages of such cultures linguistic devices evolve that enhance textual coherence, and thus comprehension. These devices should idea...
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Language: | English |
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Dartmouth College Library
2012-01-01
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Series: | Linguistic Discovery |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.407 |