The paratactic nature of explanatory causals in Portuguese

Authors

  • Madalena Colaço Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa
  • Gabriela Matos Centro de Linguística da Universidade de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26334/2183-9077/rapln1ano2016a11

Keywords:

explicative clauses, subordination, parataxe, specifying coordination, Portuguese

Abstract

Causal explicative clauses headed by the connectors pois, que and porque in Portuguese, despite presenting some properties of subordination establish a paratactic relation with the sentence they are related to. We argue that they are parenthetical clauses that exhibit the properties of specifying coordination.

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Published

2016-10-01

How to Cite

Colaço M., & Matos, G. (2016). The paratactic nature of explanatory causals in Portuguese. Journal of the Portuguese Linguistics Association, (1), 233–259. https://doi.org/10.26334/2183-9077/rapln1ano2016a11

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No. 1 (2016): Journal of the Portuguese Linguistics Association

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