Mapping the left periphery
by Benincà, Paola, Munaro, Nicola
fromCartography of syntactic structures
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…
The papers in this volume focus on subject and theme. Theme began its life as a semantic notion in the work of Vilem Mathesius, while subject has traditionally been seen as just a syntactic entity. More recently, two related perspectives on these concepts have attracted linguist…
The ten papers in this volume focus on Subject and Theme. Theme began its life as a semantic notion in the work of Vilém Mathesius, while Subject has traditionally been seen as just a syntactic entity. More recently two related perspectives on these concepts have attracted lingu…
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…
