Definition
An adverbializer is a subordinating conjunction that:
- links a subordinate clause to a main clause
- indicates that the subordinate clause has an "adverbial" or interpropositional relation to the main clause, indicating:
- purpose
- condition
- time
- location
Discussion
In some languages, an adverbializer:
- may also serve as an adposition
- may be optionally or obligatorily paired with a conjunction marking the main clause
Examples
(English)
- when
- after
- if… [then]
Sources 1
- Schachter 1985, 51–52