A derivational syntax for information structure /

In this volume, Luis L--oacute--;pez sheds new light on information structure and makes a significant contribution to work on grammatical operations in the Minimalist Program. Through a careful analysis of dislocations and focus fronting in Romance, the author shows that notions such as 'topic&...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
López, Luis
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Zusammenfassung:
In this volume, Luis L--oacute--;pez sheds new light on information structure and makes a significant contribution to work on grammatical operations in the Minimalist Program. Through a careful analysis of dislocations and focus fronting in Romance, the author shows that notions such as 'topic' and 'focus', as usually defined, yield no predictions and proposes instead a feature system based on the notions 'discourse anaphor' and 'contrast'. He presents a detailed model ofsyntax---information-structure interaction and argues that this interaction takes place at the phase level, with a privilege
Umfang:
1 online resource (308 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-288) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-955741-1
0-19-156528-8
0-19-156527-X
Schlagworte:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general > Topic and comment.
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