“Subordination” and narrative event structure

Thompson, Sandra A.

doi:10.1075/tsl.11.19tho

In:Coherence and Grounding in Discourse: Outcome of a Symposium, Eugene, Oregon, June 1984
Russell S. Tomlin
[Typological Studies in Language 11] 1987
► pp. 435–454

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“Subordination” and narrative event structure

Sandra A. Thompson

Published online: 1 January 1987

https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.11.19tho

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