Mastodawn

Have you ever wondered how to categorise the English connector "because" in non-finite constructions of the type "because X"? In my newest paper, I identify three distinct types of "because" and discuss some general questions about linguistic categories and categorisation.

📄 https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/7418

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Category membership and category potential: The case of vague because

Introduction Besides the traditional subordinate clauses, because can also be complemented by constituents lacking a finite verb such as noun or adjective phrases and even interjections (see Sectio...