Dislocated Elements in Discourse: Syntactic, Semantic, and Pragmatic Perspectives

Shaer, Benjamin (Editor)/ Cook, Philippa (Editor)/ Frey, Werner (Editor)/ Maienborn, Claudia (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0415808197 / ISBN 13: 9780415808194

Published by Routledge, 2011

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1st edition. 486 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dislocated Elements in Discourse: Syntactic, Semantic, and Pragmatic Perspectives
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415808197
• ISBN 13: 9780415808194
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.75 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

This volume is about 'dislocation' – the removal of phrases from their canonical positions in a sentence to its left or right edge. Dislocation encompasses a wide range of linguistic phenomena, related to nominal and adverbial expressions and to the information structuring notions of topic and focus; and takes intriguingly different forms across languages. This book reveals some of the empirical richness of dislocation and some key puzzles related to its syntactic, semantic, and discourse analysis.

About the Author

Benjamin Shaer, Philippa Cook, Werner Frey, and Claudia Maienborn are affiliated with the Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Berlin.