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Focussing as predication
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Chapters in this book
- i-iv i
- Acknowledgments v
- Contents vii
- Exploring the architecture of focus in grammar 1
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Part 1: Theoretical foundations of focus and information structure
- On the architecture of topic and focus 33
- Topic, focus and the structural dynamics of language 59
- On the (in)dependence relation between syntax and pragmatics 83
- Association with focus phrases 105
- Focus as identification 137
- Focussing as predication 169
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Part 2: The representation of focus, topic and contrast at the syntax-pragmatics interface
- On different kinds of contrast 197
- Contrast and movement to the German prefield 235
- Noncanonical negation and information structure in Finnish 265
- Double Negation and information structure: Somewhere between topic and focus 291
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Part 3: The phonological representation of focus, topic and contrast and its relation to meaning
- Focus projection and default prominence 321
- Focus on contrast and emphasis: Evidence from prosody 347
- Topic-focus controversies 373
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Part 4: Focus-related constructions in different languages
- Ellipsis at the interfaces: An information-structural proposal 401
- Elliptical dass-clauses in German 429
- On the discourse impact of subordinate clauses 459
- The influence of operators on the interpretation of DPs and PPs in German information structure 489
- Clefts in English and Norwegian: Implications for the grammar-pragmatics interface 517
- The complex functions of it-clefts 549
- Focus constructions in Hausa 579
- Index 609
Chapters in this book
- i-iv i
- Acknowledgments v
- Contents vii
- Exploring the architecture of focus in grammar 1
-
Part 1: Theoretical foundations of focus and information structure
- On the architecture of topic and focus 33
- Topic, focus and the structural dynamics of language 59
- On the (in)dependence relation between syntax and pragmatics 83
- Association with focus phrases 105
- Focus as identification 137
- Focussing as predication 169
-
Part 2: The representation of focus, topic and contrast at the syntax-pragmatics interface
- On different kinds of contrast 197
- Contrast and movement to the German prefield 235
- Noncanonical negation and information structure in Finnish 265
- Double Negation and information structure: Somewhere between topic and focus 291
-
Part 3: The phonological representation of focus, topic and contrast and its relation to meaning
- Focus projection and default prominence 321
- Focus on contrast and emphasis: Evidence from prosody 347
- Topic-focus controversies 373
-
Part 4: Focus-related constructions in different languages
- Ellipsis at the interfaces: An information-structural proposal 401
- Elliptical dass-clauses in German 429
- On the discourse impact of subordinate clauses 459
- The influence of operators on the interpretation of DPs and PPs in German information structure 489
- Clefts in English and Norwegian: Implications for the grammar-pragmatics interface 517
- The complex functions of it-clefts 549
- Focus constructions in Hausa 579
- Index 609