1st Edition
The Syntax-Information Structure Interface Evidence from Spanish and English
By Eugenia Casielles-Suárez
Copyright 2004
252 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the last decade, the notions of topic and focus have come to play an increasingly relevant role in theoretical linguistics. Although these notions are often taken for granted, they are still poorly understood. This study offers a detailed analysis of the precise definitions of these and related terms (theme, topic, background, given information, focus, contrast, etc.) as well as of their... Read more
Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Topics Chapter 3: Topical Phrases and Topicalizing Constructions Chapter 4: Bare Nominals Chapter 5: Focus Chapter 6: Focus Preposing Chapter 7: Information Structure and Syntactic Structure References Index
Biography
Eugenia Casielles-Suárez received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She currently teaches at Wayne State University.
