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Shifting the Focus : From Static Structures to the Dynamics of Interpretation.

Extending ideas from frameworks like Relevance Theory and Dynamic Syntax, the author upholds a radical position on modelling linguistic competence. In illustration, he presents a detailed study of a key meeting point of grammar and pragmatics: focus, in particular its syntactic expression in Hungari...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wedgwood, Daniel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Emerald Group Pub., 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; Preface; body; 1. Language and Meaning; 2. Relevance Theory and Implications for Linguistic Structure; 3. The Hungarian Data; 4. Focus and Grammar; 5. Focus and Quantifier Distribution; 6. Dynamic Structured Meanings: Predication and Information Structure; 7. Verbal Modifiers and Main Predication; 8. 'Aspectual Constructions' and Negation; 9. Summary and Conclusions; back matter; Bibliography; Index.