The Syntax of Topic, Focus, and Contrast
：An Interface-based Approach
( Studies in Generative Grammar SGG )
Publication subTitle ：An Interface-based Approach
Publication series ：Studies in Generative Grammar SGG
Author： Neeleman Ad;Vermeulen Reiko
Publisher： De Gruyter Mouton
Publication year： 2013
E-ISBN: 9781614511458
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781614511564
Subject： H04 grammar
Keyword： 语言学
Language： ENG
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Description
This book addresses how core notions of information structure (topic, focus and contrast) are expressed in syntax.The authorspropose that the syntactic effects of information structure come about as a result of mapping rules flexible enough to allow topics and foci to be expressed in a variety of positions, but strict enough to capture certain cross-linguistic generalisations about their distribution. Syntactic and semantic evidence from a range of languages are discussed.