Rethinking the Coordinate-Subordinate Dichotomy
This study argues that the domain traditionally covered by ''coordination'' and ''subordination'' in English can be subdivided into four distinct construction types. The constructions are defined on the basis of differences in their ''interpersonal'' structure, i.e. the grammatical encoding of speaker-attitude and speaker-interlocutor interaction. It is shown that the four types constitute syntac...
This study argues that the domain traditionally covered by ''coordination'' and ''subordination'' in English can be subdivided into four distinct construction types. The constructions are defined on the basis of differences in their ''interpersonal'' structure, i.e. the grammatical encoding of speaker-attitude and speaker-interlocutor interaction. It is shown that the four types constitute syntac...
