In:On Understanding Grammar: Revised edition
T. Givón
[Not in series 213] 2018
► pp. 151–174
Chapter 5From discourse to syntax
Grammar as a processing strategy
Published online: 7 March 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.213.c5
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.213.c5
Article outline
- 5.1Introduction
- 5.2The diachrony of syntacticization
- 5.2.1Overview
- 5.2.2From topic to subject
- 5.2.3From topicalization to passivization
- 5.2.4From conjoined clauses to embedded relative clause
- 5.2.5From conjoined to embedded verb complements
- 5.2.6Resultative verb compounds in Mandarin
- 5.2.7Complex possessive constructions
- 5.2.8Focus clauses and wh-questions
- 5.2.9From clause-chaining to serial-verb clauses
- 5.2.10Interim summary
- 5.3Pidgin vs. Creole language
- 5.4Child vs. adult language
- 5.5Oral informal speech vs. formal written discourse
- 5.6Discussion
- 5.6.1Coding modalities and developmental trends
- 5.6.2The diachronic cycle
- 5.6.3Diachrony and typological diversity
- 5.6.4Universality, evolution and explanation
- 5.6.5Grammar as an automated processing strategy
- 5.6.6Postscript
Notes Abbreviation of grammatical terms
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