The Discourse Function of Inversion in English

Betty J. Birner

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Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

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A study of discourse-functional constraints on the use of a marked syntactic construction. Argues that inversion in clauses serves an information-packaging function, linking familiar and unfamiliar information in the discourse. Demonstrates a correlation between a well-defined type of giveness and c

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