Information Structure : The Syntax-Discourse Interface

Nomi ( Erteschik-Shir

ISBN 10: 0199262586 / ISBN 13: 9780199262588

Published by Oxford University Press, 2007

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This introduction to information structure discusses a wide range of phenomena on the syntax-information structure interface. It examines whether information structure maps onto syntax, and if so how. The topics covered include definitions of topic and focus, architectures of grammar, information structure, word order, the lexicon and information structure interface, and cognitive aspects of information structure. This book will appeal to graduate students of syntaxand semantics in departments of linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive science.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Information Structure : The Syntax-Discourse Interface
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199262586
• ISBN 13: 9780199262588
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 253W x 177H x 20D millimeters 253 millimeters width by 177 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 595 grams

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Synopsis

This introduction to the role of information structure in grammar discusses a wide range of phenomena on the syntax-information structure interface. It examines theories of information structure and considers their effectiveness in explaining whether and how information structure maps onto syntax in discourse. Professor Erteschik-Shir begins by discussing the basic notions and properties of information structure, such as topic and focus, and considers their properties from different theoretical perspectives. She covers definitions of topic and focus, architectures of grammar, information structure, word order, the interface between lexicon and information structure, and cognitive aspects of information structure. In her balanced and readable account, the author critically compares the effectiveness of different theoretical approaches and assesses the value of insights drawn from work in processing and on language acquisition, variation, and universals. This book will appeal to graduate students of syntax and semantics in departments of linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive science.

About the Author

Nomi Erteschik-Shir is Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics at Ben-Gurion University, Israel. Her publications include The Dynamics of Focus Structure (1997) and The Syntax of Aspect (2005) co-edited with Tova Rapoport. She is currently working on a book with Tova Rapoport on the lexicon-syntax interface, The Atoms of Meaning.