On information structure, meaning and form generalizations across languages (J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2007)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-557) and indexes
On Information Structure, Meaning and Form; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; On information structure, meaning and form; Information structure and grammar; Phases and the typology of focus constructions*; Topics and topicalization across languages; The prosody of topicalization*; Types of topics in German and Italian*; The Korean particle nun, the English fall-rise accent and thetic/categorical judgements*; Topicalization and null arguments in Malagasy, Tagalog and Tsou*; Focus(ing) from a typological perspective
This collection of articles offers a new and compelling perspective on the interface connecting syntax, phonology, semantics and pragmatics. At the core of this volume is the hypothesis that information structure represents the common interface of these grammatical components. Information structure is investigated here from different theoretical viewpoints yielding typologically relevant information and structural generalizations. In the volume's introductory chapter, the editors identify two central approaches to information structure: the formal and the interpretive view. The remainder of th