The Dynamics of Focus Structure

Nomi (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) Erteschik-Shir

Cambridge University Press, 1998

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This book develops a new theory of focus structure. It explores the role of focusing in natural language sentences and the role of this basic cognitive mechanism in explaining sentence stress, meaning and structure. The result is an innovative view of our linguistic competence.

ISBN-13
9780521592178
ISBN-10
0521592178
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1998
Publication date
1998-01-13
Pages
296
Dimensions
236x158x27
Weight
600