On English Topicalization and Left-Dislocation from an Information-Structural Perspective

Szűcs, P.: On English Topicalization and Left-Dislocation from an Information-Structural Perspective.
In: Proceedings of the Third Central European Conference in Linguistics for Postgraduate Students. Ed.: Surányi Balázs, Turi Gergő, Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, Budapest, 114-127, 2014. ISBN: 9789633082249

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authors:

Szűcs Péter

published:

2014

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book chapter

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presentation abstract

language:

English

HAC:

Humanities, Linguistics

subjects:

információs szerkezet, topikalizáció, balra kihelyezés, topicalization, left-dislocation, information-structure

abstract:

The paper investigates the information structural properties of the Englisg topicalization and left-dislocation. It is claimed that the former marks contrastive categories, while the latter functions as a thematic shifter.