The Meaning of Topic and Focus

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Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
Cover of the book The Meaning of Topic and Focus by Daniel Büring, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Daniel Büring ISBN: 9781134702060
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: August 21, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Daniel Büring
ISBN: 9781134702060
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: August 21, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This study provides an illuminating and ground-breaking account of the complex interaction of intonational phenomena, semantics and pragmatics. Based on examples from German and English, and centred on an analysis of the fall-rise intonation contour, a semantic interpretation for two different pitch accents - Focus and Topic - is developed. The cross-sentence, as well as the sentence internal semantic effects of these accents, follow from the given treatment. The account is based on Montogovian possible world semantics and Chomskian generative syntax.

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This study provides an illuminating and ground-breaking account of the complex interaction of intonational phenomena, semantics and pragmatics. Based on examples from German and English, and centred on an analysis of the fall-rise intonation contour, a semantic interpretation for two different pitch accents - Focus and Topic - is developed. The cross-sentence, as well as the sentence internal semantic effects of these accents, follow from the given treatment. The account is based on Montogovian possible world semantics and Chomskian generative syntax.

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