Objects and Information Structure

ISBN-13: 9780521199858 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 262 str.

Mary Dalrymple

Opis

A cross-linguistic study of how objects are affected by information structure.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Syntactic assumptions; 3. Information structure in grammar; 4. Syntax and information structure; 5. Topicality and grammatical marking; 6. Topical marking of nonsubjects; 7. Topicality and DOM; 8. Primary and secondary objecthood and DOM; 9. Multiple objects and grammatical alignment; 10. Semantic features, topicality and grammaticalisation; 11. Conclusion.