Objects and Information Structure

Objects and Information Structure

by Dalrymple, Mary

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A cross-linguistic study of how objects are affected by information structure.

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  • Full title :Objects and Information Structure.

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A cross-linguistic study of how objects are affected by information structure.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2011.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (264 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781139082242, 1139082248, 9780511993473, 0511993471, 9781139077682, 1139077686, 9781107627376, 1107627370
  • oclc:ocn782858066
  • LC Classification:P291.D35 2011
  • Dewey Decimal:415

Table of Contents

Cover; OBJECTS AND INFORMATION STRUCTURE; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The phenomenon; 1.2 Previous work; 1.2.1 Marking as distinguishing arguments; 1.2.2 Marking as coding features; 1.2.3 DOM in transformational syntax; 1.3 Criteria for marking; 1.4 Our proposal; 1.4.1 Information structure; 1.4.2 Syntax; 1.4.3 Diachrony and grammaticalisation; 1.4.4 Limits of our analysis; 1.5 Structure of the book; 2 Syntactic assumptions; 2.1 Grammatical functions; 2.1.1 Grammatical function diagnostics.

2.1.2 Grammatical functions and semantic roles2.2 Objects; 2.3 Levels of syntactic representation; 2.4 Describing linguistic structures; 2.5 Grammatical agreement; 2.6 Agreement and pronominal incorporation; 2.7 Casemarking; 2.8 Nonsyntactic critera for casemarking patterns; 2.9 Conclusion; 3 Information structure in grammar; 3.1 The content of information structure; 3.2 Information-structure roles; 3.2.1 Focus; 3.2.2 Topic; 3.2.3 Topicality and topic-worthiness; 3.2.4 Secondary topic; 3.3 Conclusion; 4 Syntax and information structure; 4.1 Alternative views of information structure.

4.1.1 Tree-based representations4.1.2…

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Subjects

Focus (Linguistics) Focus (Linguistique) Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syn… Grammar, Comparative and general -- Top… LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar … LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguist… Perspective (Linguistics) semantics Sémantique Sujet et prédicat Syntaxe

Writers

Dalrymple, Mary Nikolaeva, Irina

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