| Lemma | cause satellite |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Dik (1989) |
| Titolo | The theory of functional grammar. Part I: the structure of the clause |
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| Citazioni | ‘Cause’ satellites provide a motivation which is not ascribed to any of the participants in the SoA [state of affairs], but which is advanced by the speaker as an explanation for the occurrence of the SoA. The SoA may in this case be of any type:
(82) The car slipped ‘because the street was wet’
[…]. |