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"Finite" and "nonfinite" from a typological perspective *.
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Abstract
The differentiation between finite and nonfinite forms is among the most complex domains of grammatical description. This is probably the reason why this category plays only a marginal role in typology. Clarification is further handicapped by the tradition of school grammar, which simply copies its categories from specific languages. In order not to be trapped by this tradition, a distinction between semantic and morphological finiteness is proposed, one which m...
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Finiteness and children with specific language impairment: an exploratory study *.
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Competing motivations for the ordering of main and adverbial clauses *.
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The roots of root infinitives: remarks on infinitival main clauses in adult and child language *.
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