THE FORMAL GRAMMAR OF SWITCH-REFERENCE

This dissertation is a study of the syntax of switch-reference (SR) and its implications for the theory of grammar. SR, found in many genetically and geographically diverse languages, is a phenomenon whereby referential identity between subjects of hierarchically adjacent clauses is encoded by the p...

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Main Author: FINER, DANIEL LEROY
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1984
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8410282