The comment clause in english syntactic origins and pragmatic development laurel j brinton cambridge university press cambridge 2008 xvii 280 pp gbp 5500 usd 9900 isbn 978 0 521 88673 4 hardback. The comment clause in english syntactic origins and pragmatic development by laurel j brinton nancy hedberg department of linguistics simon fraser university 8888 university drive burnaby bc v5a 1s6 canada. Download citation the comment clause in english syntactic origins and pragmatic development although english comment clauses such as i think and you know have been widely studied this book . The comment clause in english syntactic origins and pragmatic development laurel j brinton cambridge cambridge university press 2008 xvii 280 pp reviewed by nancy hedberg this book is about the historical development in english of comment clauses the author defines. Laurel j brinton the comment clause in english syntactic origins and pragmatic developments studies in english language march 2010 english language and linguistics 1401129 135