Bridging Constructions

by Valerie Guerin

Many descriptive grammars report the use of a linguistic pattern at the interface between discourse and syntax which is known generally as tail-head linkage. This volume takes an unprecedented look at this type of linkage across languages and shows that there exist three distinct variants, all subsumed under the hypernym bridging constructions. The chapters highlight the defining features of these constructions in the grammar and their functional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1013292944
• ISBN13: 9781013292941
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"