The left periphery : the interaction of syntax, pragmatics and prosody in Czech / Anne Sturgeon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sturgeon, Anne.

Series:

Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 129.

Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, 0166-0829 ; v. 129

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Czech language--Syntax.

Czech language.

Czech language--Discourse analysis.

Pragmatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study of the interaction of syntax, pragmatics, and prosody in left peripheral positions focuses on two left dislocation constructions in Czech, Hanging Topic Left Dislocation and Contrastive Left Dislocation. The structure of the left periphery is delineated through a thorough description and analysis of these constructions with respect to their syntactic behavior, discourse function and prosody. Following recent work on the Syntax-Phonology interface, prosody in these constructions is shown to interact in interesting ways with the narrow syntax. Unexpected patterns of left-edge resumption are explained through the role of the PF component of the grammar.

Contents:

Prelim pages

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The syntax of the left periphery

Chapter 3. The syntax of left dislocation

Chapter 4. The discourse functions of left dislocation

Chapter 5. The syntax of resumption

Chapter 6. Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-139) and index.

ISBN:

9786612104558

9781282104556

1282104551

9789027289841

9027289840

OCLC:

309837378