Kirsten Gengel investigates pseudogapping, which, she proposes is one variety of ellipsis in natural language. At the heart of her discussion lies the interaction between focus and deletion. Her novel approach, which draws on new empirical data from many languages, has the poten…
The architecture of focus
by Winkler, Susanne, Molnár, Valéria
fromStudies in generative grammar
The architecture of focus
by ProQuest (Firm), Winkler, Susanne, Molnár, Valéria
fromStudies in generative grammar
This collection investigates the architecture of focus in linguistic theory from different theoretical perspectives. Research on focus and information structure in the last four decades has shown that the phenomenon of focus is highly complex, the theoretical approaches manifold…
Main description: The Architecture of Focus offers the most precise and recent characterization of the notion of focus in linguistic theory. The volume contains brand-new and innovative papers that target the nature of focus and topic at the interfaces of the model of grammar. T…
The architecture of focus
by Winkler, Susanne, Molnár, Valéria
fromStudies in generative grammar
This text evolved from two workshops held at the U. of Lund in 2002 and 2003, and investigates the architecture of focus in grammar from different perspectives. The articles investigate relevant and highly current theoretical issues and empirical data from different languages. T…
The architecture of focus
by Winkler, Susanne, Molnár, Valéria
fromStudies in generative grammar
The Architecture of Focus offers the most precise and recent characterization of the notion of focus in linguistic theory. The volume contains brand-new and innovative papers that target the nature of focus and topic at the interfaces of the model of grammar. There are four main…
The architecture of focus
by Winkler, Susanne, Molnár, Valéria
fromStudies in generative grammar
The architecture of focus
by Winkler, Susanne, Molnár, Valéria
fromStudies in generative grammar
The architecture of focus
by ebrary, Inc, Winkler, Susanne, Molnár, Valéria
fromStudies in generative grammar
The architecture of focus
by Winkler, Susanne, Molnár, Valéria
fromStudies in generative grammar
Advice in discourse
by Locher, Miriam A., Limberg, Holger
fromPragmatics & beyond new series (P & BNS)
This multi-faceted collection of research papers on Advice in Discourse focuses on advisory practices in different contexts. Data is drawn from academic, educational and training settings, health-related practices, and computer-mediated communication. The languages involved are …
Advice in discourse
by Locher, Miriam A., Limberg, Holger
fromPragmatics & beyond new series (P & BNS)