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Clause and predicative constituents in an Austronesian language: Lampung language

Topics in Linguistics, 2020
This research is conducted qualitatively and aimed at patterning and describing clause and sentence structure in Lampung language through the configuration of its constituents.
Afrianto, Sujatna Eva Tuckyta Sari, Darmayanti Nani, Ariyani Farida, Cooke-Plagwitz Jessamine   +4 more
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Semantically negative adverbial clause-linkage: ‘let alone’ constructions, expletive negation, and theoretical implications

Linguistic Typology
One construction that has traditionally been neglected in the typological study of clause-linkage is that built on ‘let alone’ (e.g., the baby can’t even talk, let alone walk).
Olguín Martínez Jesús
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The sequencing of adverbial clauses of time in academic English: Random forest modelling

Journal of Language Modelling, 2016
Adverbial clauses of time are positioned either before or after their associated main clauses. This study aims to assess the importance of discourse-pragmatics and processing-related constraints on the positioning of adverbial clauses of time in research
Abbas Ali Rezaee, Seyyed Ehsan Golparvar
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German concessives as TPs, JPs and ActPs

Glossa, 2020
The concessive relation is said to not be expressible by a central adverbial clause (CAC) but by a peripheral adverbial clause (PAC) or a non-integrated dependent clause (NonIC). This is true in the standard case.
Werner Frey
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Non-finite adverbial subordination in Chintang [PDF]

, 2010
In Chintang (Sino-Tibetan, Kiranti) both finite and non-finite adverbial clauses are found. In this paper we discuss only nonfinite subordinate clauses in terms of their control behaviour, S/A coreferentiality, scope and other morpho-syntactic ...
Rai, Manoj, Schikowski, Robert, Lieven, Elena, Bickel, Balthasar; https://orcid.org/, Gaenszle, Martin, Rai, Novel Kishore, Bhatta, Toya Nath, Stoll, Sabine; https://orcid.org/, Rai, Ichchha Purna, Paudyal, Netra P, Banjade, Goma   +10 more
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Exploring Subordinate Clauses In The Story Of An Hour

IJOTL-TL (Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching and Linguistics)
This is a brief analysis of subordinate clauses found in Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour. Three types of clauses were identified according to their function within the complex sentences to which they belong.
Wa’özisökhi Nazara
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LINGUISTIC UNITS ‘ADVERB’ IN ARABIC AND IN PERSIAN AND ENGLISH [PDF]

زبان پژوهی, 2019
This article is based on a doctoral dissertation and compares syntactic characteristics of linguistic units that modify verb (adverbial) as well as adjective in Arabic on one hand and adverbial in Persian and English languages on the other.
Mohammad Shokri, Ali Nazari, Sayyed Mahmoud Mirzaei al-Hosaini   +2 more
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On the Syntax of Instrumental Clauses: The Case of Indem-Clauses in German

Languages
In this article, I examine the external and internal syntax of instrumental indem-clauses in German. As a subordidating conjunction, indem takes a finite TP as its complement and triggers verb final position.
Łukasz Jędrzejowski
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Conjunctive and prepositional comparatives in Slovenian

Linguistica, 2010
The paper deals with the distribution of conjunctive and prepositional comparative structures in Slovenian. They are introduced by the complementiser kot and the preposition od, respectively. Comparative structures are categorised along three dimensions:
Sašo Živanović
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MANNER ADVERBIAL VERBS IN BALINESE [PDF]

, 2017
Recent research on Austronesian languages showed that adverbial verb is a particular feature in Formosan languages, which belongs to Western Austronesian Languages (Chang, 2010).
Purnawati, Ketut Widya, Artawa , Ketut
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