Locality and information structure : a cartographic approach to Japanese / Yoshio Endo.

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Endō, Yoshio, 1960-

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9789027291950
9027291950

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495.6/5 22

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PL613 .E53 2007eb

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Contents:

Locality and Information Structure; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Preface; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; 1. Introduction; 2. Evolution of Relativized Minimality; 3. Topic and Quantifier-Induced Blocking Effects; 4. Are Topics Special?; 5. Focus and Case; 6. Focus and Nominative Adverbials; 7. Ditransitives; 8. On the Nature of the Subject Position; 9. Informant Surveys; 10. Concluding Remarks; REFERENCES; Subject Index; The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.

Summary: This monograph presents a systematic exploration of Japanese syntax within the cartographic approach, paying special attention to the locality effects induced by discourse-based features such as topic and focus. Although the main focus is on Japanese syntax, implications of the analyses developed are investigated from a broader comparative perspective. Unlike previous works on Japanese generative syntax, this book is based partially on informant surveys, including the distribution of adverbials and the categorical status of nominative-Case-marked adverbials, as well as an exhaustive survey of.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-232) and index.

This monograph presents a systematic exploration of Japanese syntax within the cartographic approach, paying special attention to the locality effects induced by discourse-based features such as topic and focus. Although the main focus is on Japanese syntax, implications of the analyses developed are investigated from a broader comparative perspective. Unlike previous works on Japanese generative syntax, this book is based partially on informant surveys, including the distribution of adverbials and the categorical status of nominative-Case-marked adverbials, as well as an exhaustive survey of.

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