Main Clause Phenomena in Subordinate Clauses.

Green, Georgia M.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Main Clause Phenomena in Subordinate Clauses

Green, Georgia M.

Language, 52, 2, 382-397, Jun 76

A number of syntactic constructions claimed by linguists to be restricted to main clauses are shown to occur in a variety of subordinate clause types. It is shown that an adequate solution will involve a complex interaction of syntactic, semantic and pragmatic factors. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Deep Structure, Linguistic Theory, Sentence Structure, Surface Structure, Syntax, Transformational Generative Grammar

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