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Givón, Talmy. 1979. From discourse to syntax: Grammar as a processing strategy. In Givón, Talmy, ed. Syntax and semantics 12: Discourse and Syntax. Academic Press. pp. 81–112.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

co-text | syntax1

Annotation

G. argues that syntax is a dependent, functionally motivated entity whose formal properties reflect the properties of the explanatory parameters that motivate its rise.