Syntax-Information Structure Interactions in the Sentential, Verbal and Nominal Peripheries
This book considers the connection between information structure and syntax, exploring formal explanations to account for the distribution of discourse-based phenomena such as topic preposing and focus fronting across languages, with a particular focus on English and Spanish. It discusses issues suc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2020.
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| Online Access: | EBSCOhost Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
| Summary: | This book considers the connection between information structure and syntax, exploring formal explanations to account for the distribution of discourse-based phenomena such as topic preposing and focus fronting across languages, with a particular focus on English and Spanish. It discusses issues such as word order and the diverse conditions under which types of topics and foci are licensed in different contexts. It shows the different behaviors of languages with respect to specific discourse-oriented operations to be the consequence of feature inheritance, which takes place in the different pe. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (155 p.) |
| ISBN: | 1527549143 9781527549142 |