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m. इहे राउर भाभरा ह ।

iɦe rɑur b ̤ ɑb ̤ rɑ ɦʌ
i-e rɑur b ̤ ɑb ̤ rɑ ɦʌ
PROX-EMPH 2SG.GEN.H spicy bread be.3SG.PRES

'This is your b ̤ ɑb ̤ rɑ 'spicy bread'.' (14.167)

n. जएगो भाभरा बनावेके बा, उपरका k*lया के दोहरावत जाएके ।
jɛɡo b ̤ ɑb ̤ rɑ bʌnɑweke bɑ upʌrkɑ

jɛ-ɡo b ̤ ɑb ̤ rɑ bʌnɑ-we-ke bɑ upʌr-kɑ
as many as-CLF spicy bread make-PUR-OBL be.3SG.PRES up-DEF

prʌkriyɑ ke doɦrɑwʌt jɑeke
prʌkriyɑ ke doɦrɑ-wʌt jɑ-e-ke

process ACC repeat-SIM go-PUR-OBL
'To repeat the process above to bake the b ̤ ɑb ̤ rɑ 'spicy bread' as far as

needed.' (14.168)
o. अब रउआ भाभरा खा सकेनी ।

ʌb rʌuɑ b ̤ ɑb ̤ rɑ kʰɑ sʌkeni
ʌb rʌuɑ b ̤ ɑb ̤ rɑ kʰɑ sʌk-eni

now 2SG.H spicy bread eat can-PRES.H
'Now you can eat b ̤ ɑb ̤ rɑ 'spicy bread'.' (14.169)
In (30a-m), (30a-l) express the steps to be followed in order to prepare भाभरा

/b ̤ ɑb ̤ rɑ/ 'spicy bread' in Bhojpuri speech community. These steps have been presented

in natural order with the clauses in infinite form of the verb. But the last clause (30m)
is finite that symbolizes completion of the actions. Likewise (30n) expresses

repetition of the processes above according to necessity and (30o) symbolizes
readiness for utilization. In this way (30m) and (30o) are not the procedural directives

but symbolization of completion of the steps.
14.7 Thematic continuity
Thematic continuity refers to the fact that discourse tends to revolve around

recurring "themes", e.g., "how to make a blowgun", or "latest styles". Inference is
probably the major process whereby thematic continuity is recovered (Payne, 1997:344).

Givon (1983:8) claims that the thematic continuity is the overall matrix for all
other continuities in the discourse, i.e., it coincides with topic and action continuity to

quite an extent within the thematic paragraph. Unlike, action and topic continuity,

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