Comparative Concept: adverbial clause construction (cxn)
adverbial clause construction (cxn)
| Typ | construction |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | adverbial clause construction • adverbial clause • adverbial clause (construction) • adverbial subordinate construction |
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Definition
a complex sentence construction with a figure–ground construal / information packaging of the relation between the events denoted by the two clauses. An adverbial clause construction is made up of a matrix clause and an adverbial dependent clause. Example: I left early because I was bored is an instance of an adverbial clause construction. (Section 15.3.1)