The Syntax-Phonology Interface in Focus and Topic Constructions in Italian
Author | : M. Frascarelli |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2000-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 0792362403 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780792362401 |
Rating | : 4/5 (401 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Syntax-Phonology Interface in Focus and Topic Constructions in Italian written by M. Frascarelli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-04-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Though centered on Italian, cross-linguistic analysis is extensively provided: data from languages as diverse as English, Hungarian, Modern Greek, Hausa, Chichewa, Serbo-Croatian and Somali are used to show that despite surface variations, the interface interpretation of Focus and Topic lies in the interaction between base-generated extraposition and feature-checking." "This book targets scholars and researchers in linguistics who are interested in syntactic and/or phonological analysis of discourse-related categories within the Minimalist approach."--BOOK JACKET.