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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451617003321

Autore

Erteschik-Shir Nomi

Titolo

Information structure [[electronic resource] ] : the syntax-discourse interface / / Nomi Erteschik-Shir

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

9786611164263

1-281-16426-7

0-19-153229-0

1-4294-7067-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Oxford linguistics

Oxford surveys in syntax and morphology ; ; 3

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Topic and comment

Focus (Linguistics)

Discourse analysis

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-236) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Architectures and Information Structure Inventory; 3. Configurations; 4. Information Structure Constraints; 5. Aspectual Focus; 6. The Division of Labor between Syntax and IS; References; Index of terms; Language Index; Index of authors

Sommario/riassunto

This introduction to information structure discusses a wide range of phenomena on the syntax-information structure interface. It examines whether information structure maps onto syntax, and if so how. The topics covered include definitions of topic and focus, architectures of grammar, information structure, word order, the lexicon and information structure interface, and cognitive aspects of information structure. This book will appeal to graduate students of syntax and semantics in. departments of linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive science. - ;This introduction to the role of information