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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2023

By
Delia Bentley
Edited by
Delia Bentley ,
Ricardo Mairal Usón ,
Wataru Nakamura  and
Robert D. Van Valin, Jr
Delia Bentley
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Ricardo Mairal Usón
Affiliation:
Universidad National de Educación a Distancia, Madrid
Wataru Nakamura
Affiliation:
Tohoku University, Japan
Robert D. Van Valin, Jr
Affiliation:
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
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Summary

After introducing the aims and scope of the Handbook, this chapter reflects on the contribution of Role and Reference Grammar to modern linguistic theory, highlighting the key features which uniquely characterize this framework and distinguish it from others.

Keywords

linguistic theorygrammatical relationsthematic roles layered structure of the clauseNatural Serialization PrincipleInterclausal Relations Hierarchyprojectionist–constructionist debate
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The Cambridge Handbook of Role and Reference Grammar , pp. 1 - 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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