The syntax of topic, focus, and contrast : an interface-based approach

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 po...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
Weitere Verfasser: Neeleman, Ad 1964- (BerichterstatterIn), Vermeulen, Reiko (BerichterstatterIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:Studies in generative grammar 113
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Studies in generative grammar
Schlagworte:Informationsstruktur Syntax Kontrastive Grammatik Aufsatzsammlung
Umfang:Online-Ressource (316 p)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Chapter 1. The Syntactic Expression of Information Structure; Chapter 2. Towards a Unified Encoding of Contrast and Scope; Chapter 3. Word Order Variation and Information Structure in Japanese and Korean; Chapter 4. Encoding Focus and Contrast in Russian; Chapter 5. Against FP Analyses of Clefts; Chapter 6. Focus Movement Can be Destressing, but it Need not Be; Chapter 7. Types of Focus and their Interaction with Negation; Chapter 8. Concluding Remarks; References; Index;