Abstract

MORENO CABRERA, Juan Carlos. Origin and evolution of complex syntax. Leng. Soc. [online]. 2021, vol.20, n.2, pp.13-35.  Epub Dec 19, 2021. ISSN 1729-9721.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/lengsoc.v20i2.22186.

In this paper I propose that the origin of complex syntax lies in a cognitive operation consisting in conceiving events as entities. It is this operation that causes the construction of subordinate sentences in which a sentence takes the place of a syntagm and performs its syntactic function.

Keywords : syntax; subordination; diachrony; cognition; evolution.

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