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A Saramaccan Narrative Pattern

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2026

Joseph E. Grimes  and
Naomi Glock
Joseph E. Grimes
Affiliation:
Summer Institute of Linguistics
Naomi Glock
Affiliation:
Summer Institute of Linguistics
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Abstract

Assuming a semantic deep structure that relates to a grammatical surface structure provides a basis for the study of discourse forms in Saramaccan. The common travel narrative, for example, shows a surface organization into paragraphs and sentences with systematic omission of information in some places. To account for this organization we assume a deep structure relation among events, event settings, the narrative setting, the identification of participants in the events, collateral information, and background information.

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Language , Volume 46 , Issue 2 , June 1970 , pp. 408 - 425
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Copyright © 1970 by Linguistic Society of America

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