论文信息 - Acquisition Evidence for an Interface Theory of Focus

Acquisition Evidence for an Interface Theory of Focus

"Main stress in English falls on the rightmost element. As the following question-answer pairs illustrate, an utterance with neutral stress is ambiguous with respect to its focus interpretation (Chomksy 1971). In particular, neutral, rightmost stress allows for DPIO, VP- and IP-focus"

Kriszta Szendrői | K. Szendrői

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