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The Syntax of Topic, Focus, and Contrast

The Syntax of Topic, Focus, and Contrast An Interface-Based Approach - Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG]

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book addresses how core notions of information structure (topic, focus and contrast) are expressed in syntax.The authorspropose that the syntactic effects of information structure come about as a result of mapping rules flexible enough to allow topics and foci to be expressed in a variety of positions, but strict enough to capture certain cross-linguistic generalisations about their distribution. Syntactic and semantic evidence from a range of languages are discussed.

Book information

ISBN: 9781614511465
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 307
Weight: -1g
Height: 230mm
Width: 155mm