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A Close Look at Natural Serialization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2008

Marja Leinonen
Marja Leinonen
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Marja Leinonen, Kalevankatu 44 A 17, 00180 Helsinki 18, Finland.
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Abstract

The article gives an overview of a universalistic hypothesis concerning world order change. Though noting the probabilistic nature of tendencies, it presents for comparison facts from the history of a specific language, Russian. It is a matter of opinion how such facts are weighted when they seem to be rathr against than for the hypothesis. However, what hopefully emerges clearly enough is that linearity and variation in syntax are guided by intonation and information structure as much as by structural analogy.

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Research Article
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Nordic Journal of Linguistics , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , December 1980 , pp. 147 - 159
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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