The stu d y of clause linkage, despite its im portance in the gram m ardiscourse interface, has obtained due attention only recently (cf.Foley and V an V a lin 1984; H aim an and T h om p son 1988).The p r e s e n t stu d y (i) exam ines the framework for the analysis of clause linkage, and (ii) explores the tendencies in, and m otivations for, diachronic p ro cesses un dergon e by som e selected clause linkage constructions in Japanese.In Part I, 'Theoretical Background', a framework for discussion is laid out and theoretical issues to be dealt w ith are formulated.Clause linkage constructions can be analyzed in terms o f tw o parameters, nam ely the structural level of linkage (1.1) and the nature of dependency (1.2).The major claim to be established, detailed in 1.3, is that form and m eaning are closely interw oven in the h istorical d ev elo p m ent of clau se linkage, w hose path is typically from low er to higher clause integration.In Part II, 'Clause Linkage in Japanese', the syntax and sem antics of clause linkage constructions in Japanese are investigated.After an overview in 2.1, the varieties of major clause linking d evices in M odern Japanese are described in 2.2.Chapters 2.3-2.5 form the core of this study.In 2.3, claims w ill be m ade, w ith evidence from operator scope and d iscou rse fu nction s, that 'sw itch reference' functions of the conjunctive particles TE and BA in Old Japanese (as argued in Akiba 1977) indeed arise from the degree of clause
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