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13 - The Structure and Semantics of Complex Sentences

from Part Three - Topics in RRG: Complex Sentences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2023

By
Toshio Ohori
Edited by
Delia Bentley ,
Ricardo Mairal Usón ,
Wataru Nakamura  and
Robert D. Van Valin, Jr
Delia Bentley
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Ricardo Mairal Usón
Affiliation:
Universidad National de Educación a Distancia, Madrid
Wataru Nakamura
Affiliation:
Tohoku University, Japan
Robert D. Van Valin, Jr
Affiliation:
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
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Summary

This chapter offers an in-depth treatment of clause linkage and complex sentences in RRG. First, it discusses and exemplifies each nexus–juncture type, adducing evidence from a wide range of languages. Then, it introduces the notion of syntactic and semantic cohesiveness in clause linkage and makes relevant generalizations and predictions.

Keywords

nexusjuncturecoordinationsubordinationcosubordinationclause linkagecomplex sentenceslayered structure of the clauseInterclausal Relations Hierarchy
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The Cambridge Handbook of Role and Reference Grammar , pp. 525 - 556
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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