What is a marking clause?

Definition
	A marking clause is a clause, in a language with the grammatical category of switch reference, that contains an indication as to whether or not one of its arguments is coreferential with an argument of a reference clause.
	The indication is often provided by a verbal affix. The argument is typically the subject.

Generic
	A marking clause is a kind of
	What is a clause?

Source
	Haiman and Munro 1983 ix–xiii

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Concept module: marking clause
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