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d) The correlative relative clauses in (28t) as quote of the initial referent of the
story also contribute with topic continuity in Bhojpuri.

14.6 Action continuity
Action continuity pertains primarily to temporal sequentiality within thematic
paragraph, but also to temporal adjacency therein. (Givón, 1983:8). The

events/actions, in a natural language, are primarily organized in the thematic
paragraph in the natural sequential order in which they actually occurred in the

narrative discourse. Such continuity is, in general, coded by the tense-aspect-modality
within the clause. In Bhojpuri, the events that advance in time line (the narrative

backbone) are generally indicated by verbs in the perfective aspect including the
conjunct and disjunct distinction whereas more permanent concept, those state or

global contexts which persist over duration of entire episode of thematic coherence
are marked by time stable verb form, as shown in (29a-i):

(29) a. कवनो गाँव म1 दू बेिi रहत रहे ।
kɔno ɡɑ ̃ o mẽ du bekti rʌɦʌt rʌɦe

kɔno ɡɑ ̃ o mẽ du bekti rʌɦ-ʌt rʌɦ-e
some village LOC two person live-IMPF live-3.PST

'There lived a couple in a village.' (11.001)
b. मरदा ब5त आसकती रहे ।

mʌrdɑ bʌɦut ɑskʌti rʌɦe
mʌrʌd-ɑ bʌɦut ɑskʌti rʌɦ-e

husband-SPEC more lazy live-3.PST
'The husband was very lazy.' (11.002)

c. ओके कवनY कमाएके ना कहे ।
oke kɔno kʌmɑe ke nɑ kʌɦe

u-e kɔno kʌmɑ-e ke nɑ kʌɦ-e
3SG-DAT any work-PUR OBL NEG say-3.PST

'Nobody used to tell him to work.' (11.003)
d. किहओ कमाए जाए त ऊ बिनहारी जौले ओरावे ना तौले फे र कमाए ना जाए ।

kʌɦio kʌmɑe jɑe tʌ u bʌniɦɑri jɔle

kʌɦio kʌmɑ-e jɑ-e tʌ u bʌniɦɑri jɔle
some day work-PUR go-3.PST COND DIST wages until

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