Temporal and co-varying clause combining in Austronesian languages : Semantics, morpho-syntax and distributional patterns

This study investigates combined clause constructions for ten distinct semantic relations in a cross-section of Austronesian languages. The relations are of a temporal or co-varying nature, the former commonly expressed in English by such markers as when, then, until, etc. and the latter by if, so,...

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Main Author: Jonsson, Niklas
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för lingvistik 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-74794
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