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Focus structure in generative grammar [[electronic resource] ] : an integrated syntactic, semantic and intonational approach / / Carsten Breul
| Focus structure in generative grammar [[electronic resource] ] : an integrated syntactic, semantic and intonational approach / / Carsten Breul |
| Autore | Breul Carsten |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, PA, : J. Benjamins, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
| Disciplina | 415/.0182 |
| Collana | Linguistic aktuell/linguistics today |
| Soggetto topico |
Focus (Linguistics)
Generative grammar Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax Semantics Intonation (Phonetics) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4237-6639-3
9786612254451 90-272-9560-3 1-282-25445-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449889903321 |
Breul Carsten
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| Philadelphia, PA, : J. Benjamins, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Focus structure in generative grammar [[electronic resource] ] : an integrated syntactic, semantic and intonational approach / / Carsten Breul
| Focus structure in generative grammar [[electronic resource] ] : an integrated syntactic, semantic and intonational approach / / Carsten Breul |
| Autore | Breul Carsten |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, PA, : J. Benjamins, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
| Disciplina | 415/.0182 |
| Collana | Linguistic aktuell/linguistics today |
| Soggetto topico |
Focus (Linguistics)
Generative grammar Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax Semantics Intonation (Phonetics) |
| ISBN |
1-4237-6639-3
9786612254451 90-272-9560-3 1-282-25445-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777386903321 |
|
Breul Carsten
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| Philadelphia, PA, : J. Benjamins, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Focus structure in generative grammar : an integrated syntactic, semantic and intonational approach / / Carsten Breul
| Focus structure in generative grammar : an integrated syntactic, semantic and intonational approach / / Carsten Breul |
| Autore | Breul Carsten |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, PA, : J. Benjamins, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
| Disciplina | 415/.0182 |
| Collana | Linguistic aktuell/linguistics today |
| Soggetto topico |
Focus (Linguistics)
Generative grammar Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax Semantics Intonation (Phonetics) |
| ISBN |
1-4237-6639-3
9786612254451 90-272-9560-3 1-282-25445-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Focus Structure in Generative Grammar -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Table of contents -- Abbrevations -- 1. Introduction and overview -- 2. The syntactic framework and the FocP-hypothesis -- 2.1. Basic assumptions about phrase and clause structure -- 2.1.1. Phrase structure -- 2.1.2. Clause structure -- 2.2. The FocP-hypothesis -- 2.2.1. The syntactic and semantic-pragmatic perspectives -- 2.2.2. The intonational perspective -- 2.2.3. Where do the [±foc]-features come from? -- 3. A review of previous work -- 3.1. On information structure -- 3.2. On fronting (preposing, `topicalisation') -- 4. Information structure and focus structure -- 4.1. Focus structure as a component of information structure -- 4.2. Constraints on focus structure -- 4.2.1. A discourse constraint -- 4.2.2. A processing constraint -- 5. Features, checking theory and semantic implications -- 5.1. Features and checking theory -- 5.2. Semantic implications and applications -- 6. Intonational aspects of the FocP-hypothesis -- 6.1. The principles of i-focus projection -- 6.2. Supplementing the principles of i-focus projection -- 6.3. Pitch accents -- 6.4. Conclusion: The relation between i-focus and [±foc]-features -- 7. FocP-related English syntax -- 7.1. Introductory remarks -- 7.1.1. What is meant by `FocP-related syntax'? -- 7.1.2. Remarks on conditions of movement -- 7.1.3. Remarks on binding and co-reference -- 7.2. XP-movement to spec-Foc of root clauses -- 7.2.1. Declarative root clauses -- 7.2.2. Interrogative root clauses -- 7.2.3. Aux-support for downward-entailing fronted XPs in root clauses -- 7.2.4. Full inversion in root clauses -- 7.2.5. Multiple fronting in root clauses -- 7.2.6. Movement to root spec-Foc from an embedded clause -- 7.3. XP-movement to spec-Foc of embedded clauses -- 7.3.1. Embedded clauses and focus structure.
7.3.2. Embedded declarative clauses -- 7.3.3. Embedded interrogative clauses -- 7.3.4. Relative clauses -- 7.3.5. Aux-support for downward-entailing fronted XPs in embedded clauses -- 7.4. XP-movement to both root and embedded spec-Foc -- 7.5. Mitigated that-trace effects -- 7.6. Conclusion -- 8. Semantic issues related to the FocP-hypothesis -- 8.1. The syntax-semantics/pragmatics interface -- 8.1.1. Context-dependent truth conditions -- 8.1.2. The (basically) Montagovian perspective -- 8.1.3. A (basically) Davidsonian revision -- 8.2. Conceptual and type-semantic considerations -- 8.2.1. Referentiality, (in)definiteness, and (non-)specificity -- 8.2.2. Type-semantic issues concerning non-nominal expressions in spec-Foc -- 8.2.3. Ambiguity and vagueness -- 8.3. Semantic effects of focus structure -- 8.3.1. Some more `plain' cases -- 8.3.2. Focus structure instead of QR -- 8.3.3. Some more cases with quantificational expressions involved -- 8.3.4. Weak crossover effects -- 8.4. Conclusion -- 9. Aspects of the syntax of languages other than English -- 9.1. Other languages in general -- 9.1.1. Constituent order variations in general -- 9.1.2. Cross-linguistic variations concerning topic and identificational height 8pt depth 3pt width 0ptto.23cmfocus XPs -- 9.2. German -- 9.2.1. Clause structure -- 9.2.2. Scrambling -- 9.2.3. Some specifically German types of XP-fronting (and related issues) -- 9.2.4. Some remaining problems and questions -- 9.3. Conclusion -- 10. Summary and general conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- Name index -- Subject index -- The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813561203321 |
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Breul Carsten
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| Philadelphia, PA, : J. Benjamins, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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