Focus Particles in German: Syntax, prosody, and information structure
Author:   Stefan Sudhoff
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   151
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9789027255341


Pages:   335
Publication Date:   24 March 2010
Format:   Hardback
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This study explores the grammar of focus particles in German. It gives a thorough description and analysis of focus particle constructions and links their syntactic, semantic, and information structural properties to their prosodic characteristics. The study also shows that focus particles present a particularly well-suited subject for the investigation of the modularity of grammar in general. The first part of the book deals with the syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of focus particle constructions and results in a modular account of the relation between their word order, information structure, and meaning. The second part presents a corpus study and several speech production and perception experiments investigating the prosodic realization of the constructions. The integration of these two lines of research results in a comprehensive theory of focus particles and of the interaction of grammar and information structure in German.

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Author:   Stefan Sudhoff
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   151
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9789027255341


ISBN 10:   9027255342
Pages:   335
Publication Date:   24 March 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgments; 2. Abbreviations and notational conventions; 3. 1. Introduction; 4. 2. Theoretical background; 5. 3. The semantics of focus particles; 6. 4. Focus particles, syntax, and information structure; 7. 5. The scope of focus particles; 8. 6. The prosody of sentences with stressed additive focus particles; 9. 7. Focus particles and contrast; 10. 8. Conclusion; 11. Appendix; 12. Bibliography; 13. Name index; 14. Subject index

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This is an impressive work of scholarship. -- Bob Ladd, University of Edinburgh


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