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Publication details [#20352]
Hopper, Paul J. 1987. Stability and chance in VN/NV alternating languages: A study in pragmatics and linguistic typology. In Fornel, Michel De. Reference to persons in conversation. In : 131–140. : 455–476.
Annotation
H. discusses a number of aspects of word order as it relates on the one hand to typology and on the other hand to discourse and pragmatics. In particular, H. concentrates on aspects related to the basic nature of the position of the verb with respect toother clause elements.