Glossary term M

Medial Clause

Also known as Nonfinal Clause

A medial clause is any clause in a clause chain which:

  • is not the final clause, and
  • is distinguishable from the final clause by a difference in verb morphology
  1. Longacre 1985, 264
  2. Longacre 1983, 299
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