Why do speakers of all languages use different grammatical structures under different communicative circumstances to express the same idea? In this comprehensive study, Professor Lambrecht explores the relationship between the structure of sentences and the linguistic and extra-…
Why do speakers of all languages use different grammatical structures under different communicative circumstances to express the same idea? In this comprehensive study, Professor Lambrecht explores the relationship between the structure of sentences and the linguistic and extra-…
The syntactical and textual-pragmatical desription of the unknown Hebrew verbal phrase uncovers important nuances of meaning. It enforces an hypothesis concerning the verbal phrase in ancient Hebrew which turns out to be incompatible with the theory of the "compound nominal phra…
This collection of articles offers a new and compelling perspective on the interface connecting syntax, phonology, semantics and pragmatics. At the core of this volume is the hypothesis that information structure represents the common interface of these grammatical components. I…
This study offers a detailed analysis of the precise definitions of the notions of topic and focus and related terms as well as of their combination into information structures. It recommends pursuing a feature-based typology of topics and argues against a dual nature of focus.
