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Publication details [#4904]
Hopper, Paul J. and Sandra A. Thompson. 1984. The discourse basis for lexical categories in universal grammar. Language 60 (4) : 703–752. 
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Article in journal
Publication language
English
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It is suggested that the basic lexical categories N and V are to be viewed as universal lexicalizations of the prototypical discourse functions of 'discourse-manipulable participant' and 'reported event', respectively.