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Speakers can connect stretches of discourse by repeating or restating material from one clause at the start of another. This collection examines these bridging constructions and the different forms and functions they take across languages.
Studies investigate narrative and conversational examples from Matsigenka, Logoori, Tsezic languages, White Hmong, Eibela, Korowai, Mavea and Greek. A typological introduction connects the case studies with broader questions about clause linkage and discourse organization. The complete original volume preserves its linguistic examples, analyses, references and index.
Valérie Guérin (editor). Bridging constructions. Language Science Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2563698. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Cover and design: Ulrike Harbort. Typesetting: Felix Anker, Sukanta Basu, Felix Kopecky and Sebastian Nordhoff. Original notices retained.