Discourse functions at the left and right periphery : crosslinguistic investigations of language use and language change /

This volume tests the hypothesis that elements at the left periphery of discourse units have mainly subjective and discourse-structuring functions, whereas at the right periphery, such elements play an intersubjective or modalising role.

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Main Authors: Beeching, Kate (Author, Editor), Detges, Ulrich (Author, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]
Series:Studies in pragmatics ; 12.
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