Discourse-Related Features and Functional Projections (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax) - Hardcover

Cruschina, Silvio

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199759618 ISBN 13: 9780199759613

Publisher: OUP USA, 2012

Synopsis

In this volume Silvio Cruschina uses a comparative analysis to determine the syntax of the functional projections associated with discourse-related features, and to account for the marked word orders found in Romance-particularly in the fronting phenomena. Several language-specific analyses of discourse-related phenomena have been proposed in the literature, including studies on the notions of topic and focus in Romance, but the lack of a uniform definition of these notions, together with different assumptions in relation to the triggering features, has led to the perception that the Romance languages show many distinct and heterogeneous properties with respect to dislocation and fronting constructions. This volume is intended to complement the existing literature by integrating recent work on the topic and by emphasizing original and unifying reflections that combine and coordinate diverse elements. Cruschina's investigations clarify fundamental notions such as topic, focus, and contrast, drawing on new data from Sicilian, Sardinian, and other Romance varieties.

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About the Author

Silvio Cruschina is Research Associate at University of Manchester.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199759618
• ISBN 13: 9780199759613
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 268