TY - BOOK
T1 - The Dynamics of Focus Structure
AU - Erteschik-Shir, Nomi
N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and indexes
PY - 1998/2
Y1 - 1998/2
N2 - In this book, Nomi Erteschik-Shir develops a new theory of focus structure, integrating insights from syntax, semantics, phonology and pragmatics. She explores the role of focus structure in grammar, examining the interface between focus structure and syntax, the semantics of focus structure and the intonation associated with it. Dr Shir defines a grammatical level of f-structure (focus structure) which is an annotated s-structure in which topic and focus constituents are marked. F-structure feeds both PF (Phonological Form) and semantics and is sensitive to lexical information. Dr Shir argues that f-structure and not LF (Logical Form) is the input to a semantic rule of predication. One of the major results of Dr Shir's analysis is that wh-movement turns out to be subject to the same constraint which accounts for anaphora and other subject-object asymmetries.
AB - In this book, Nomi Erteschik-Shir develops a new theory of focus structure, integrating insights from syntax, semantics, phonology and pragmatics. She explores the role of focus structure in grammar, examining the interface between focus structure and syntax, the semantics of focus structure and the intonation associated with it. Dr Shir defines a grammatical level of f-structure (focus structure) which is an annotated s-structure in which topic and focus constituents are marked. F-structure feeds both PF (Phonological Form) and semantics and is sensitive to lexical information. Dr Shir argues that f-structure and not LF (Logical Form) is the input to a semantic rule of predication. One of the major results of Dr Shir's analysis is that wh-movement turns out to be subject to the same constraint which accounts for anaphora and other subject-object asymmetries.
KW - Grammar, Comparative and general
KW - Sujet et prédicat
KW - 17.58 syntacto-semantic aspects
KW - Focus (taalkunde)
KW - Generatieve grammatica
KW - Focus (Linguistics)
KW - Focus (Linguistique)
U2 - 10.1017/CBO9780511519949
DO - 10.1017/CBO9780511519949
M3 - Book
SN - 9780521592178
SN - 9780521024174
T3 - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
BT - The Dynamics of Focus Structure
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -