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... topic . Confu- sion is the result . When I talk about the topic of discourse , I use the word as it is commonly understood . A topic is what we're talking about in a discussion or conversa- tion . But the word also has a more restricted ...
... topic . Confu- sion is the result . When I talk about the topic of discourse , I use the word as it is commonly understood . A topic is what we're talking about in a discussion or conversa- tion . But the word also has a more restricted ...
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... topic of a sentence . ( Only with psych - predicates can experiencers also be topics . ) We have , then , three terms to describe the roles ( or functions ) of NPs in syntactic structures : topic , agent , and experiencer . Any NP that ...
... topic of a sentence . ( Only with psych - predicates can experiencers also be topics . ) We have , then , three terms to describe the roles ( or functions ) of NPs in syntactic structures : topic , agent , and experiencer . Any NP that ...
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... topics and NPs that have been made topics so readers can follow the writer's topic shifts . 10.23 Middle East harems are inherited .... Not every potentate's son is glad of that . The youth bequeathed a houseful of heavyweights , did ...
... topics and NPs that have been made topics so readers can follow the writer's topic shifts . 10.23 Middle East harems are inherited .... Not every potentate's son is glad of that . The youth bequeathed a houseful of heavyweights , did ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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