Comparative Concept: adverbial dependent clause (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
adverbial dependent clause (cxn)
| Typ | construction |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | adverbial dependent clause |
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Definition
the dependent clause in an adverbial clause construction; it is construed as the ground in the figure–ground - information packaging of the construction. Example: in I left early because I was bored, I was bored is the adverbial dependent clause. (Section 15.3.1)