Brazil

A description of the syntax of particles and non-pronominal clitics in a sample of lowland South American languages with a view toward identifying parameters that influence the positioning of these particles. Includes a discussion of those elements whose positioning is apparently controlled by discourse-pragmatics rather than, or in addition to, grammar. This work was originally presented at the Working Conference on Amazonian Languages held at the University of Oregon in August 1987. The link to the publisher is for the full host work; individual articles have not been made available separately.