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topic continuity: a standalone construct

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Discourse analysis

degree to which a discourse topic persists across clauses, measured with referential distance and persistence counts and linked to the choice of coding devices.

In discourse analysis, topic continuity refers to degree to which a discourse topic persists across clauses, measured with referential distance and persistence counts and linked to the choice of coding devices. This meaning comes from Givón (1983) in Typological Studies in Language.[1]

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continuity4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs degree1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct discourse6 fields · 10 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

References

Givón, T. (1983). Topic Continuity in Discourse: A quantitative cross-language study. Typological Studies in Language. https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.3

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