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Publication details [#9879]
Waltz, Nathan E. 1976. Discourse functions of Guanano sentence and paragraph. In Longacre, Robert E. and Frances Woods, eds. Discourse grammar: Studies in indigenous languages of Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, vol. 1. Summer Institute of Linguistics. pp. 21–145.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
An investigation of Guanano narrative discourse, from a tagmemic point of view. The structure and function of sentence and paragraph units are discussed, and the general characteristics of narrative discourse are presented, focusing on linking devices and participant reference as they function to effect cohesion in the narrative.