This text provides linguists with a clear, critical, and comprehensive overview of theoretical and experimental work on information structure. Leading researchers survey the main theories of information structure in syntax, phonology, and semantics as well as perspectives from p…
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Main description: This book addresses how core notions of information structure (topic, focus and contrast) are expressed in syntax. We propose that the syntactic effects of information structure come about as a result of mapping rules flexible enough to allow topics and foci to…
"This book addresses how core notions of information structure (topic, focus and contrast) are expressed in syntax. The authorspropose that the syntactic effects of information structure come about as a result of mapping rules flexible enough to allow topics and foci to be expre…
Information structure and reference tracking in complex sentences: Workshop on information structure and subordinati…
by Hammond, Jeremy, Gijn, Erik van, Matić, Dejan, Putten, Saskia van, Galucio, Ana Vilacy, Workshop On Information structure and Subordination, Workshop on Information Structure and Subordination, South America and Beyond ; (Nijmegen)
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This paper discusses argument marking and reference tracking in Mekens complex clauses and their correlation to information structure. The distribution of pronominal arguments in Mekens simple clauses follows an absolutive pattern with main verbs. Complex clauses maintain the mo…
