Continuative and contrastive discourse relations across discourse domains: Cognitive and cross-linguistic approaches

Klumm, Matthias; Fetzer, Anita; Keizer, Evelien

doi:10.1075/fol.00050.klu

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Continuative and contrastive discourse relations across discourse domains: Cognitive and cross-linguistic approaches
Edited by Matthias Klumm, Anita Fetzer and Evelien Keizer
[Functions of Language 30:1] 2023
► pp. 4–15

Introduction

Continuative and contrastive discourse relations across discourse domains

Cognitive and cross-linguistic approaches

Matthias Klumm | University of Augsburg

Anita Fetzer | University of Augsburg

Evelien Keizer | University of Vienna

Article outline

1.Discourse relations and their linguistic realizations
2.Continuative and contrastive discourse relations
3.Contributions to this Special Issue
Notes
References

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Published online: 14 February 2023

https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.00050.klu

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