This survey explores interactions between syntax and discourse, through a case study of
patterns of extraction from coordinate structures. The theoretical breadth of the volume …

Bridging constructions—a means of linking sentences within narratives—can be of two
kinds. Recapitulating linkage may involve repetition of the last clause of the preceding …

Across languages, demonstratives provide a frequent diachronic source for a wide range of
grammatical markers, including certain types of clause linkers such as English so, that, thus …

I am eternally grateful to my supervisors, longtime collaborators, and dearest allies, Geoffrey
Haig and Stefan Schnell. None of this would have been possible without their unwavering …

Clause chains are sequences of clauses with under-specified verbal predicates, plus a
single clause with a fully-specified verbal predicate. Clause chains represent the morpho …

This paper explores tail-head linkage constructions in a convenience sample of 58
languages. Special attention is paid to recapitulative constructions in which reported speech …

Switch-reference is a family of grammatical devices whose primary function is to indicate
whether two linked clauses have coreferential pivots, where the pivot is a prominent …

Verbatim prompting is a widespread practice among speakers of the Papuan language
Nungon. When Nungon-speaking mothers and children participated in longitudinal studies …

Japanese is a clause chaining language, in which a sentence is formed by linking two or
more clauses in a series (chain), using different forms of the verb in “non-final” clauses …

References to landscape and places are central in traditional narratives by speakers of Dâw
(Naduhup, Brazilian Amazon). This emphasis on spatial reference is primarily established …