The Grammar of Emphasis : : From Information Structure to the Expressive Dimension / / Andreas Trotzke.
This book reconsiders the linguistic notion of emphasis. For many, the concept of emphasis is confined to information structure. However, our understanding of the grammatical reflexes of emphasis is only partial as long as the expressive side of utterances is not taken into account. The book explore...
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2017] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG] ,
131 |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (VIII, 192 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- I. The notion of emphasis
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The notion of emphasis for intensity
- II. Empirical domains of emphasis
- 3. Particle topicalization and emphasis for intensity
- 4. Emphasis for intensity across clause types
- III. A unified account of emphasis
- 5. Emphasis and German clause structure
- 6. Conclusion: From information structure to the expressive dimension
- References
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Index