Elucidating the notion of syntax–pragmatics interface

Tsoulas, George; Gil, Kook-Hee

doi:10.1075/lab.1.1.18tso

Commentary published In: Epistemological issue with keynote article “Pinning down of “interface” in bilingualism” by Antonella Sorace
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 1:1] 2011
► pp. 104–107

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Commentary

Elucidating the notion of syntax–pragmatics interface

George Tsoulas | University of York

Kook-Hee Gil | University of Sheffield

Published online: 16 March 2011

https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.1.1.18tso

Article outline

1.Internal and external interfaces
2.No direct interface
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Tsoulas, G. (To appear). The syntax–pragmatics interface. In A. Alexiadou, & T. Kiss (Eds.), International handbook of syntax. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

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