Comparative Concept: interruption (inf)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
interruption (inf)
| Typ | information packaging (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | interruption |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | interruption (inf) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
a discourse context which tends to favor a thetic construal. Something in the ambient environment of the discourse becomes salient enough to interrupt the conversational interaction. Example: The PHONE's ringing! in response to that event in the context is an interruption. (Section 11.3.1)