Discourse markers as the locus of signaling the main-event line in Alsea narratives
This article argues that in Alsea ([aes]; Penutian/isolate; dormant; Oregon Coast) the main event line (mel) of narratives is reliably signaled by a particular combination of clause-initial particles, functioning as discourse markers, and not by a specific set of verb forms, the means usually identi...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2021-0038 |