Clause Chain
Clause Chain
A clause chain is a group of clauses in which:
- one clause, typically the final clause, is distinguished from the other clauses, typically medial clauses, by a difference of verb morphology, and
- each medial clause is marked to show whether or not its subject is the same as the subject of some reference clause. The reference clause may follow it or may be the final clause in the chain.
Temporal and causal relations between the clauses are typically signaled.
Page/s: 263–265
Source: Longacre 1985
Longacre, Robert E. 1985. "Sentences as combinations of clauses." In Shopen 1985c
Page/s: 299
Source: Longacre 1983
Longacre, Robert E. 1983.The grammar of discourse. New York: Plenum.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Construction
Related terms
- RT⇆ Causal Relation
- RT⇆ Different Subject Marker
- RT⇆ Final Clause
- RT⇆ Medial Clause
- RT⇆ Reference Clause
- RT⇆ Same Subject Marker
- RT⇆ Subject
- RT⇆ Temporal Relation
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/clause-chain
