Information packaging in the relative clause

Authors

  • Aliana Lopes Câmara Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (Unesp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil

Keywords:

constituent order, information packaging, relative clause

Abstract

This article is based on Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG) framework and aims to describe the constituent ordering of the relative clause in Portuguese, according the way the Speaker wraps his/her message in order to reach certain goals he/she has in mind in the interaction, namely, thetic, categorical and presentative modes.

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Published

2015-04-21

How to Cite

Lopes Câmara, A. (2015). Information packaging in the relative clause. Estudos Linguísticos (São Paulo. 1978), 43(01), 64–74. Retrieved from https://revistas.gel.org.br/estudos-linguisticos/article/view/421

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Gramática Funcional