03210nam 2200661Ia 450 991078103670332120230725045030.01-282-55863-3978661255863490-272-8842-9(CKB)2550000000012235(OCoLC)649903433(CaPaEBR)ebrary10383975(SSID)ssj0000417455(PQKBManifestationID)11291441(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417455(PQKBWorkID)10376756(PQKB)10131219(MiAaPQ)EBC623353(Au-PeEL)EBL623353(CaPaEBR)ebr10383975(CaONFJC)MIL255863(OCoLC)642205456(EXLCZ)99255000000001223520091216d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe expression of information structure[electronic resource] a documentation of its diversity across Africa /edited by Ines Fiedler, Anne SchwarzPhiladelphia John Benjamins20101 online resource (399 p.) Typological studies in language ;91Papers presented at the International Conference on Focus in African Languages, held October 6-8, Berlin, Germany.90-272-0672-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction / Ines Fiedler and Anne Schwarz -- Information structure marking in Sandawe texts / Helen Eaton -- Topic and focus fields in Naki / Jeff Good -- The relation between focus and theticity in the Tuu family / Tom Güldemann -- Focus marking in Aghem: syntax or semantics? / Larry M. Hyman -- On the obligatoriness of focus marking: evidence from Tar B'arma / Peggy Jacob -- Focalisation and defocalisation in Isu / Roland Kiessling -- Discourse function of inverted passives in Makua-Marevone narratives / Oliver Kröger -- Topic-focus articulation in Taqbaylit and Tashelhit Berber / Amina Mettouchi and Axel Fleisch -- Focus in Atlantic languages / Stéphane Robert -- Topic and focus construction asymmetry / Ronald P. Schaefer and Francis O. Egbokhare -- Verb-and-predication focus markers in Gur / Anne Schwarz -- Why contrast matters: information structure in Gawwada (East Cushitic) / Mauro Tosco -- Focus and the Ejagham verb system / John R. Watters.Typological studies in language ;91.African languagesGrammar, ComparativeCongressesFocus (Linguistics)CongressesTypology (Linguistics)CongressesIntonation (Phonetics)CongressesAfrican languagesGrammar, ComparativeFocus (Linguistics)Typology (Linguistics)Intonation (Phonetics)496Fiedler Ines1516597Schwarz Anne1104808International Conference on Focus in African LanguagesMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781036703321The expression of information structure3753169UNINA