Elliptical dass-clauses in German

Chapters in this book

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