Amfo, N.A.A.2013-01-032017-10-142013-01-032017-10-142011Journal of West African Languages Vol XXXVIII (1), 53-68http://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/2317The focus of this paper is to analyze the semantics of the general Dangme clausal connective n ‘and’, and the pragmatic relations which pertain between clauses which are linked by this marker. The paper describes the nature of the clausal linkage achieved by means of the marker n, examining the nature of the nexus of n constructions. Like its other natural language counterparts, the semantics of n works in tandem with other crucial features of the linguistic and extra-linguistic context to bring to light specific inter-clausal relations existing between the linked clauses. These inter-clausal relations are pertinent to the derivation of the intended cognitive effects, which render specific n-constructions optimally relevant. The identified pragmatic relations that exist between clauses linked by n are temporal, causal, contrastive, parallel, additive and explanatory. The paper explores the motivation for particularly the explanatory inter-clausal relation, since such a relation has been predicted as unlikely for some other natural language counterparts of n, and it examines the syntactic constraints under which such explanatory relations are possible.enClausal relationscognitive effectsconnectiveDangmesemanticspragmaticsArticle